• 1087th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiōng (xiong1)elder brother

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

兄弟 

Uncommon

兄妹 
师兄 (師兄)

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  • 1183rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèi (mei4)younger sister

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

妹妹 

Uncommon

妹子 
姐妹 
学妹 (學妹)
小妹 
表妹 

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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.
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