• 1220th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mào (Mao4)surname Mao
2. mào (mao4)to emit • to give off • to send out (or up, forth) • brave • bold • to cover • to act under false pretences

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mào (mao4)The component is pronounced as 'mào' (mao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for mào (mao4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

感冒 

Medium Frequency

假冒 
 
冒充 
冒烟 (冒煙)
冒险 (冒險)
冒雨 
感冒药 (感冒藥)
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  • 965th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)cigarette or pipe tobacco • CL:根[gen1] • smoke • mist • vapour • CL:縷|缕[lu:3] • tobacco plant • (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

吸烟 (吸煙)
戒烟 (戒煙)
抽烟 (抽煙)
烽烟 (烽煙)
 ()
烟火 (煙火)
烟花 (煙花)

Medium Frequency

七窍生烟 (七竅生煙)
二手烟 (二手煙)
人烟 (人煙)
冒烟 (冒煙)
浓烟 (濃煙)
炊烟 (炊煙)
乌烟瘴气 (烏煙瘴氣)
烟台 (煙台)
烟囱 (煙囪)
烟波 (煙波)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
烟熏 (煙燻)
烟瘾 (煙癮)
烟草 (煙草)
烟酒 (煙酒)
烟雨 (煙雨)
烟雾 (煙霧)
烟头 (煙頭)
硝烟 (硝煙)
云烟 (雲煙)
香烟 (香煙)
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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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