1. 叽
  2. 哩
  3. 咕
  4. 噜

叽

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  1. 叽 is the 3192nd most frequent character.
  2. 叽 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 叽 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 叽 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
叽 => 口, 几
Radical :
叽 => 口 (mouth), 几 (table)
Graphical :
叽 => 口, 丿, ㇠

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - grumble

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 叽 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 叽 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 叽 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

磨叽 (磨嘰)

Medium Frequency

叽哩咕噜 (嘰哩咕嚕)
叽叽喳喳 (嘰嘰喳喳)
叽里咕噜 (嘰里咕嚕)

哩

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  1. 哩 is the 1946th most frequent character.
  2. 哩 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 哩 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 哩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
哩 => 口, 里
Radical :
哩 => 口 (mouth), 里 (village/mile)
Graphical :
哩 => 口, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li1 - this (Cantonese)/see also 呢[ni1]/see also 哩哩羅羅|哩哩罗罗[li1 li1 luo1 luo1]
  2. li3 - mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m)/old form of modern 英里[ying1 li3]
  3. li5 - (modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li1): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li1): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li5): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 哩 (li5): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

哩 

Medium Frequency

咖哩 
啫哩 

咕

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  1. 咕 is the 2413th most frequent character.
  2. 咕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 咕 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 咕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
咕 => 口, 古
Radical :
咕 => 口 (mouth), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
咕 => 口, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - onomatopoeia for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咕 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

咕噜 (咕嚕)
嘀咕 

Medium Frequency

咕 
咕咚 

噜

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  1. 噜 is the 3137th most frequent character.
  2. 噜 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 噜 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 噜 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
噜 => 口, 鲁
Radical :
噜 => 口 (mouth), 鱼 (fish), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
噜 => 口, ⺈, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lu1 - grumble/chatter

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 噜 (lu1): The component 鲁 is pronounced as 'lu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 噜 (lu1): The component 鱼 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

呼噜 (呼嚕)
咕噜 (咕嚕)
打呼噜 (打呼嚕)

Medium Frequency

噜 (嚕)
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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