1. 嚼
  2. 舌
  3. 根

嚼

Previous (硫)Next (羡)
  • 2725th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嚼→
口爵
2Radical
嚼→
口mouth爫claw/talon罒net丨line彐pig snout乚second丶dot寸thumb
3Graphical
嚼→
口爫口丨丨㇕二乚丶𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiáo (jiao2)to chew • also pr. [jue2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嚼 jiáo (jiao2)The component 爵 is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 嚼 jiáo (jiao2)The component 彐 is pronounced as 'jì' (ji4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

咀嚼 

Uncommon

细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)

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舌

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Previous (胃)Next (剥)
  • 1955th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 27 characters

Decomposition

1Once
舌→
千口
2Radical
舌→
舌tongue
3Graphical
舌→
㇒一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shé (she2)tongue

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 舌 shé (she2)The component 舌 is pronounced as 'shé' (she2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

舌 also appears in:
话活敌适乱括辞阔舌甜刮舔恬舐憩蛞聒鸹話餂铦闅闊栝筈鴰秳

Example Words

Common

舌战 (舌戰)
舌头 (舌頭)

Uncommon

七嘴八舌 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
口舌 
咋舌 
唇舌 
喉舌 
嚼舌根 
塞舌尔 (塞舌爾)
牛舌 
舌吻 
舌尖 
舌根 
长舌 (長舌)
长舌妇 (長舌婦)
饶舌 (饒舌)
鸭舌帽 (鴨舌帽)
龙舌兰 (龍舌蘭)

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根

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Previous (收)Next (干)
  • 352nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
根→
木艮
2Radical
根→
木tree艮stopping
3Graphical
根→
一丨八丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gēn (gen1)root • basis • classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings • CL:條|条[tiao2] • radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gěn' (gen3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 根 gēn (gen1)The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gèn' (gen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Uncommon

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根基 
根源 
落叶归根 (落葉歸根)
阿根廷 

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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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