• 678th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láo (lao2)toil
2. lào (lao4)to console

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

功劳 (功勞)
劳动 (勞動)
劳资 (勞資)
勤劳 (勤勞)
疲劳 (疲勞)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
劳作 (勞作)
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳力 (勞力)
劳力士 (勞力士)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动节 (勞動節)
劳动者 (勞動者)
劳工 (勞工)
劳心 (勞心)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
劳模 (勞模)
劳碌 (勞碌)
劳累 (勞累)
劳苦 (勞苦)
劳逸 (勞逸)
劳顿 (勞頓)
徒劳 (徒勞)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
慰劳 (慰勞)
操劳 (操勞)
效劳 (效勞)
犒劳 (犒勞)
耐劳 (耐勞)
举手之劳 (舉手之勞)
辛劳 (辛勞)
过劳 (過勞)
酬劳 (酬勞)

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  • 73rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 607 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dòng (dong4)to use • to act • to move • to change • abbr. for verb 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

主动 (主動)
动作 (動作)
动力 (動力)
动漫 (動漫)
动物 (動物)
心动 (心動)
感动 (感動)
活动 (活動)
激动 (激動)
移动 (移動)
自动 (自動)
行动 (行動)
冲动 (衝動)
运动 (運動)

Uncommon

一动不动 (一動不動)
一举一动 (一舉一動)
不动 (不動)
互动 (互動)
传动 (傳動)
出动 (出動)
动不动 (動不動)
动人 (動人)
动作片 (動作片)
动向 (動向)
动员 (動員)
动容 (動容)
动弹 (動彈)
动心 (動心)
动怒 (動怒)
动情 (動情)
动感 (動感)
动态 (動態)
动手 (動手)
动摇 (動搖)
动机 (動機)
动物园 (動物園)
动用 (動用)
动画 (動畫)
动画片 (動畫片)
动荡 (動盪)
动听 (動聽)
动脉 (動脈)
动脑 (動腦)
动脑筋 (動腦筋)
动词 (動詞)
动身 (動身)
动车 (動車)
动辄 (動輒)
动静 (動靜)
劳动 (勞動)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动者 (勞動者)
启动 (啟動)
好动 (好動)
带动 (帶動)
怦然心动 (怦然心動)
悸动 (悸動)
手动 (手動)
打动 (打動)
抖动 (抖動)
振动 (振動)
推动 (推動)
拨动 (撥動)
摆动 (擺動)
晃动 (晃動)
机动 (機動)
机动车 (機動車)
波动 (波動)
流动 (流動)
流动性 (流動性)
浮动 (浮動)
滑动 (滑動)
滚动 (滾動)
无动于衷 (無動於衷)
煽动 (煽動)
牵动 (牽動)
生动 (生動)
发动 (發動)
发动机 (發動機)
总动员 (總動員)
翻动 (翻動)
胎动 (胎動)
举动 (舉動)
蠕动 (蠕動)
被动 (被動)
触动 (觸動)
调动 (調動)
变动 (變動)
走动 (走動)
跳动 (跳動)
躁动 (躁動)
转动 (轉動)
轰动 (轟動)
运动员 (運動員)
运动会 (運動會)
运动鞋 (運動鞋)
开动 (開動)
电动 (電動)
震动 (震動)
灵动 (靈動)
骚动 (騷動)
驱动 (驅動)
惊天动地 (驚天動地)
惊心动魄 (驚心動魄)

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  • 514th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jié (jie2)festival • holiday • node • joint • section • segment • part • to economize • to save • to abridge • moral integrity • classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

情人节 (情人節)
春节 (春節)
节日 (節日)
节目 (節目)

Uncommon

佳节 (佳節)
元宵节 (元宵節)
光棍节 (光棍節)
季节 (季節)
情节 (情節)
时节 (時節)
环节 (環節)
章节 (章節)
节俭 (節儉)
节制 (節制)
节奏 (節奏)
节操 (節操)
节气 (節氣)
节省 (節省)
节节 (節節)
节约 (節約)
节能 (節能)
节食 (節食)
细节 (細節)
圣诞节 (聖誕節)
调节 (調節)
逢年过节 (逢年過節)
过节 (過節)
关节 (關節)
电影节 (電影節)

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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.