1. 勾
  2. 芡

勾

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  1. 勾 is the 2030th most frequent character.
  2. 勾 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 勾 appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. 勾 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
勾 => 勹, 厶
Radical :
勾 => 勹 (wrap), 厶 (private)
Graphical :
勾 => ㇆, ㇒, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gou1 - surname Gou
  2. gou1 - to attract/to arouse/to tick/to strike out/to delineate/to collude/variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
  3. gou4 - affair/to reach for (with hand)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

勾引 
勾起 

Medium Frequency

勾 
勾勒 
勾心斗角 (勾心鬥角)
勾搭 
勾结 (勾結)
勾芡 

Appears In:

勾 also appears in:
构购沟钩

芡

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  1. 芡 is the 5156th most frequent character.
  2. 芡 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 芡 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 芡 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
芡 => 艹, 欠
Radical :
芡 => 艹 (grass), 欠 (yawn)
Graphical :
芡 => 艹, ⺈, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qian4 - Gorgon plant/fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)/makhana (Hindi)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 芡 (qian4): The component 欠 is pronounced as 'qian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

勾芡 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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