• 2092nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
mouthhumanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)throat • larynx
2. hóu (hou2)appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

喉咙 (喉嚨)

Uncommon

咽喉 

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  • 2092nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
eyehumanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 2182nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
doghumanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)monkey • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

猴子 

Uncommon

猴儿 (猴兒)
猴王 
猕猴 (獼猴)
猕猴桃 (獼猴桃)

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  • 5818th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
ricehumanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)dry provisions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 5818th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)dry provisions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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  • 6423rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
bamboohumanNo glyph availablearrow
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóu (hou2)(mus. instr.)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóu (hou2)The component is pronounced as 'hóu' (hou2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

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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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