• 757th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎi (mai3)to buy • to purchase

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎi (mai3)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

买到 (買到)
购买 (購買)

Uncommon

招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
收买 (收買)
牙买加 (牙買加)
买入 (買入)
买单 (買單)
买回 (買回)
买好 (買好)
买家 (買家)
买卖 (買賣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.