• 2046th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diào (diao4)to suspend • to hang up • to hang a person
2. diào (diao4)a string of 100 cash (arch.) • to lament • to condole with

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上吊 
吊带 (吊帶)
吊灯 (吊燈)
吊瓶 
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)

Uncommon

半吊子 
吊儿郎当 (吊兒郎當)
吊坠 (吊墜)
吊带衫 (吊帶衫)
吊床 
吊扇 
吊挂 (吊掛)
吊桥 (吊橋)
吊死 
吊环 (吊環)
吊绳 (吊繩)
吊兰 (吊蘭)
吊起 
吊车 (吊車)
吊销 (吊銷)
塔吊 
凭吊 (憑弔)

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  • 1402nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 67 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sāng (sang1)to make funeral arrangements • to be in mourning • corpse (old)
2. sàng (sang4)to lose • to flee • to be defeated • to die

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

丧失 (喪失)
沮丧 (沮喪)

Uncommon

哭丧 (哭喪)
丧事 (喪事)
丧偶 (喪偶)
丧命 (喪命)
丧尸 (喪屍)
丧心病狂 (喪心病狂)
丧志 (喪志)
丧权辱国 (喪權辱國)
丧气 (喪氣)
丧生 (喪生)
丧尽天良 (喪盡天良)
丧礼 (喪禮)
丧钟 (喪鐘)
垂头丧气 (垂頭喪氣)
奔丧 (奔喪)
懊丧 (懊喪)
沦丧 (淪喪)
灰心丧气 (灰心喪氣)
闻风丧胆 (聞風喪膽)
颓丧 (頹喪)

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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.