• 157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 301 words
  • Component in 655 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. èr (er4)two • 2 • stupid (Beijing dialect)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for èr (er4)The component is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
寿驿椿鲿黿

Example Words

Common

二十 
十二 
第二 

Uncommon

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
二十多 
二哥 
二奶 
二战 (二戰)
二手 
二手房 
二手烟 (二手煙)
二月 
二月份 
二氧化碳 
二百五 
二胡 
二话不说 (二話不說)
二郎神 
二郎腿 
二重奏 
二锅头 (二鍋頭)
初二 
十二月 
大二 
接二连三 (接二連三)
星期二 
独一无二 (獨一無二)
略知一二 
老二 
周二 (週二)

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  • 487th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 227 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)roar • cry • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. hào (hao4)ordinal number • day of a month • mark • sign • business establishment • size • ship suffix • horn (wind instrument) • bugle call • assumed name • to take a pulse • classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一号 (一號)
信号 (信號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
对号 (對號)
帐号 (帳號)
称号 (稱號)
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
号称 (號稱)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

二号 (二號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
区号 (區號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
小号 (小號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
括号 (括號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
法号 (法號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
特大号 (特大號)
番号 (番號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号角 (號角)
讯号 (訊號)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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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.