1. 代
  2. 号

代

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  • 174th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 274 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
代→
亻弋
2Radical
代→
亻human弋arrow
3Graphical
代→
㇒丨弋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dài (dai4)to substitute • to act on behalf of others • to replace • generation • dynasty • age • period • (historical) era • (geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

代 also appears in:
袋贷黛岱玳貸鮘

Example Words

Common

代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Uncommon

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代表性 
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
清代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

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号

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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
号→
口丂
2Radical
号→
口mouth一one㇉N/A
3Graphical
号→
口一㇉

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

号 also appears in:
枵鸮號飸鴞

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.