1. 刨
  2. 根
  3. 問
  4. 底

刨

Previous (珂)Next (蜕)
  • 3615th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刨→
包刂
2Radical
刨→
勹wrap巳oneself刂knife
3Graphical
刨→
㇆㇒丨匚乚亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)a carpenter's plane • to plane • to level • to make smooth
2. páo (pao2)to eliminate • to dig • to question

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 刨 bào (bao4)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 刨 bào (bao4)The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 刨 páo (pao2)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 刨 páo (pao2)The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

刨冰 

Uncommon

刨子 
刨根问底 (刨根問底)

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根

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Previous (收)Next (干)
  • 352nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
根→
木艮
2Radical
根→
木tree艮stopping
3Graphical
根→
一丨八丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēn (gen1)root • basis • classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings • CL:條|条[tiao2] • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gěn' (gen3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gèn' (gen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Uncommon

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根基 
根源 
落叶归根 (落葉歸根)
阿根廷 

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問

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Previous (由)Next (很)
  • 137th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 130 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
問→
門口
2Radical
問→
門gate口mouth
3Graphical
問→
門口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wèn (wen4)to ask

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 問 wèn (wen4)The component 門 is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

問 also appears in:
蔄

Example Words

Common

问候 (問候)
问题 (問題)

Uncommon

问卷 (問卷)
问好 (問好)
问心无愧 (問心無愧)
问答 (問答)
问路 (問路)
问道 (問道)
问鼎 (問鼎)
学问 (學問)
慰问 (慰問)
提问 (提問)
疑问 (疑問)
访问 (訪問)
询问 (詢問)
请问 (請問)
质问 (質問)
追问 (追問)
顾问 (顧問)

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底

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Previous (志)Next (站)
  • 543rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
底→
广氐
2Radical
底→
广house on cliff氏clan丶dot
3Graphical
底→
厂丶㇒㇗㇂一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. de (de5)(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
2. dǐ (di3)background • bottom • base • the end of a period of time • towards the end of (last month)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 底 de (de5)The component 氐 is pronounced as 'dī' (di1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 底 de (de5)The component 氐 is pronounced as 'dǐ' (di3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 底 de (de5)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 底 dǐ (di3)The component 氐 is pronounced as 'dī' (di1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 底 dǐ (di3)The component 氐 is pronounced as 'dǐ' (di3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for 底 dǐ (di3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
7. Pronunciation clue for 底 dǐ (di3)The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.
8. Pronunciation clue for 底 dǐ (di3)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

底 also appears in:
菧

Example Words

Common

到底 
彻底 (徹底)

Uncommon

平底 
年底 
底下 
底气 (底氣)
底片 
底线 (底線)
底部 
心底 
打底 
歇斯底里 
海底 
粉底 
卧底 (臥底)

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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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