1. 麴

麴

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  1. 麴 is the 6085th most frequent character.
  2. 麴 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 麴 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 麴 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
麴 => 麥, 匊
Radical :
麴 => 麥 (wheat), 勹 (wrap), 米 (rice)
Graphical :
麴 => 一, 丨, 八, 从, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒, ㇆, ㇒, 一, 丨, 八, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qu1 - surname Qu
  2. qu1 - yeast/Aspergillus (includes many common molds)/now sometimes written 曲

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麴 (qu1): The component 匊 is pronounced as 'ju2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

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Medium Frequency

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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