• 2508th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hōng (hong1)roar of laughter (onomatopoeia) • hubbub • to roar (as a crowd)
2. hǒng (hong3)to deceive • to coax • to amuse (a child)
3. hòng (hong4)tumult • uproar • commotion • disturbance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hōng (hong1)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for hǒng (hong3)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for hòng (hong4)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

起哄 (起鬨)

Uncommon

哄堂大笑 
哄抬 
哄抢 (哄搶)
哄然 
哄笑 
哄骗 (哄騙)
闹哄哄 (鬧哄哄)

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  • 978th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. táng (tang2)(main) hall • large room for a specific purpose • relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family • of the same clan • classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc • CL:間|间[jian1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for táng (tang2)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

天堂 

Uncommon

同堂 
堂哥 
堂妹 
堂姐 
堂弟 
大堂 
学堂 (學堂)
厅堂 (廳堂)
教堂 
欢聚一堂 (歡聚一堂)
殿堂 
满堂 (滿堂)
澡堂 
祠堂 
礼堂 (禮堂)
课堂 (課堂)
食堂 
饭堂 (飯堂)
齐聚一堂 (齊聚一堂)

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  • 17th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.54% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1467 words
  • Component in 374 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (da4)big • huge • large • major • great • wide • deep • oldest • eldest
2. dài (dai4)see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (da4)The component is pronounced as '' (da4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (da4)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for dài (dai4)The component is pronounced as '' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for dài (dai4)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

一大早 
大吉 
大吉大利 
大学 (大學)
大家 
大奖 (大獎)
大话骰 (大話骰)
大运 (大運)
长大 (長大)

Uncommon

亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
人大 
伟大 (偉大)
偌大 
光明正大 
加大 
加拿大 
北大 
博大 
哈哈大笑 
国大 (國大)
增大 
壮大 (壯大)
大一 
大三 
大不了 
大事 
大二 
大亨 
大人 
大仙 
大伙 
大伙儿 (大伙兒)
大伯 
大作 
大佬 
大使 
大使馆 (大使館)
大便 
大侠 (大俠)
大内 (大內)
大全 
大刀 
大力 
大功告成 
大半 
大叔 
大口 
大吃大喝 
大同 
大哥 
大哥大 
大哭 
大唐 
大喊 
大喜 
大四 
大地 
大型 
大堂 
大多 
大多数 (大多數)
大大 
大大小小 
大夫 
大姐 
大姑 
大姨 
大姨妈 (大姨媽)
大娘 
大妈 (大媽)
大嫂 
大学生 (大學生)
大寒 
大宝 (大寶)
大小 
大局 
大山 
大巴 
大师 (大師)
大幅 
大厦 (大廈)
大厅 (大廳)
大怒 
大意 
大战 (大戰)
大户 (大戶)
大批 
大拇指 
大方 
大于 (大於)
大会 (大會)
大业 (大業)
大概 
大楼 (大樓)
大桥 (大橋)
大款 
大气 (大氣)
大洋 
大海 
大清早 
大汉 (大漢)
大润发 (大潤發)
大火 
大为 (大為)
大爷 (大爺)
大片 
大牌 
大王 
大理 
大病 
大众 (大眾)
大炮 (大砲)
大笑 
大米 
大约 (大約)
大红 (大紅)
大纲 (大綱)
大声 (大聲)
大腕 
大脑 (大腦)
大腿 
大胆 (大膽)
大自然 
大致 
大蒜 
大葱 (大蔥)
大号 (大號)
大街 
大街小巷 
大卫 (大衛)
大衣 
大规模 (大規模)
大豆 
大象 
大军 (大軍)
大连 (大連)
大道 
大选 (大選)
大部分 (大部份)
大都 
大量 
大门 (大門)
大关 (大關)
大阪 
大院 
大陆 (大陸)
大队 (大隊)
大雨 
大雪 
大雾 (大霧)
大风 (大風)
大餐 
大驾 (大駕)
大闹 (大鬧)
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
大麦 (大麥)
大龄 (大齡)
天大 
宏大 
宽大 (寬大)
巨大 
师大 (師大)
广大 (廣大)
强大 (強大)
恍然大悟 
意大利 
意大利人 
扩大 (擴大)
放大 
澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
火大 
百慕大 
盛大 
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
老大 
老大爷 (老大爺)
胆大 (膽大)
自大 
莫大 
万事大吉 (萬事大吉)
远大 (遠大)
重大 
高大 
鹅毛大雪 (鵝毛大雪)
庞大 (龐大)

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  • 346th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)laugh • smile • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

微笑 
搞笑 
笑容 
笑话 (笑話)

Uncommon

偷笑 
傻笑 
冷笑 
可笑 
哈哈大笑 
嘲笑 
大笑 
好笑 
欢笑 (歡笑)
爆笑 
玩笑 
笑声 (笑聲)
笑脸 (笑臉)
笑谈 (笑談)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)

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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.
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