• 3627th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diāo (Diao1)surname Diao
2. diāo (diao1)artful • wicked

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

刁难 (刁難)

Uncommon

刁钻 (刁鑽)

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  • 1722nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuān (zuan1)to drill • to bore • to get into • to make one's way into • to enter (a hole) • to thread one's way through • to study intensively • to dig into • to curry favor for personal gain
2. zuàn (zuan4)an auger • diamond

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

钻戒 (鑽戒)
钻石 (鑽石)

Uncommon

钻研 (鑽研)
钻进 (鑽進)

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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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