• 3917th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 32 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) • 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

辛卯 

Uncommon

丁卯 
卯时 (卯時)

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  • 4790th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 5309th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)riveting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

铆钉 (鉚釘)

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  • 5309th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)riveting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

铆钉 (鉚釘)

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  • 5614th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)the Pleiades

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 6940th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎo (mao3)still water

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 6419th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máo (mao2)variant of 茅 • thatch
2. mǎo (mao3)type of water plant • (dialect) loess hills

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'mǎo' (mao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for mǎo (mao3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

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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