• 83rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 483 words
  • Component in 343 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎo (xiao3)small • tiny • few • young

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎo (xiao3)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

小品 
小姐 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小小 
小心 
小时 (小時)
小时候 (小時候)
小说 (小說)

Uncommon

大大小小 
大小 
大街小巷 
小三 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小便 
小偷 
小儿 (小兒)
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小型 
小妹 
小姑 
小姨 
小子 
小孩儿 (小孩兒)
小学生 (小學生)
小屋 
小巧 
小巷 
小店 
小弟 
小弟弟 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小憩 
小提琴 
小于 (小於)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小看 
小米 
小精灵 (小精靈)
小组 (小組)
小声 (小聲)
小脚 (小腳)
小腹 
小腿 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
小号 (小號)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小车 (小車)
小道 
小金 
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
小青年 
小马 (小馬)
小鬼 
小麦 (小麥)
小鼠 
微小 
渺小 
狭小 (狹小)
缩小 (縮小)
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)
邓小平 (鄧小平)

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  • 133rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
𠓜

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎng (liang3)two • both • some • a few • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一举两得 (一舉兩得)
三三两两 (三三兩兩)
三天两头 (三天兩頭)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
两口子 (兩口子)
两败俱伤 (兩敗俱傷)
两样 (兩樣)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
进退两难 (進退兩難)
银两 (銀兩)

Uncommon

人财两空 (人財兩空)
两下 (兩下)
两下子 (兩下子)
两全 (兩全)
两全其美 (兩全其美)
两栖 (兩棲)
两码事 (兩碼事)
两难 (兩難)
公两 (公兩)
势不两立 (勢不兩立)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)
小两口儿 (小兩口兒)
斤两 (斤兩)
誓不两立 (誓不兩立)

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  • 212th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 1503 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kǒu (kou3)mouth • classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) • classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kǒu (kou3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
使沿槿調鴿觿鷿箿笿

Example Words

Common

人口 
借口 
伤口 (傷口)
入口 
出口 
口味 
口水 
口渴 
口袋 
海口 
窗口 
胃口 
路口 
进口 (進口)
门口 (門口)
开口 (開口)

Uncommon

一口气 (一口氣)
三岔口 
两口子 (兩口子)
十字路口 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
口口声声 (口口聲聲)
口吃 
口吻 
口子 
口岸 
口感 
口才 
口是心非 
口服 
口气 (口氣)
口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
口碑 
口福 
口红 (口紅)
口罩 
口腔 
口臭 
口舌 
口号 (口號)
口角 
口诀 (口訣)
口语 (口語)
口述 
口音 
口头 (口頭)
口头禅 (口頭禪)
口香糖 
可口 
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
大口 
岔口 
张口 (張口)
张家口 (張家口)
心口 
忌口 
户口 (戶口)
接口 
改口 
有口无心 (有口無心)
枪口 (槍口)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
档口 (檔口)
河口 
渡口 
港口 
满口 (滿口)
汉口 (漢口)
爽口 
牲口 
登机口 (登機口)
目瞪口呆 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
粗口 
糊口 
绕口令 (繞口令)
缺口 
胸口 
脱口秀 (脫口秀)
脱口而出 (脫口而出)
苦口 
藉口 
虎口 
虹口区 (虹口區)
袖口 
亲口 (親口)
夸口 (誇口)
进出口 (進出口)
随口 (隨口)
顺口 (順口)
领口 (領口)
风口 (風口)

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  • 192nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 653 words
  • Component in 14 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ér (er2)son
2. r5 (r5)non-syllabic diminutive suffix • retroflex final

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ér (er2)The component is pronounced as 'ér' (er2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for r5 (r5)The component is pronounced as 'r5' (r5). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一会儿 (一會兒)
事儿 (事兒)
人儿 (人兒)
今儿 (今兒)
儿女 (兒女)
儿子 (兒子)
儿童 (兒童)
劲儿 (勁兒)
味儿 (味兒)
哪儿 (哪兒)
女儿 (女兒)
婴儿 (嬰兒)
宝贝儿 (寶貝兒)
幼儿园 (幼兒園)
明儿 (明兒)
有点儿 (有點兒)
玩儿 (玩兒)
男儿 (男兒)
花儿 (花兒)
这儿 (這兒)
那儿 (那兒)
香奈儿 (香奈兒)
鸟儿 (鳥兒)
点儿 (點兒)

Uncommon

一块儿 (一塊兒)
一点儿 (一點兒)
乞儿 (乞兒)
份儿 (份兒)
个儿 (個兒)
倍儿 (倍兒)
光棍儿 (光棍兒)
儿媳 (兒媳)
儿媳妇 (兒媳婦)
儿孙 (兒孫)
儿歌 (兒歌)
儿科 (兒科)
名儿 (名兒)
哥们儿 (哥們兒)
哥儿 (哥兒)
坎儿 (坎兒)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
大伙儿 (大伙兒)
天儿 (天兒)
女儿红 (女兒紅)
女孩儿 (女孩兒)
好玩儿 (好玩兒)
妻儿 (妻兒)
娃儿 (娃兒)
媳妇儿 (媳婦兒)
婴儿车 (嬰兒車)
婴幼儿 (嬰幼兒)
孤儿 (孤兒)
孤儿院 (孤兒院)
孩儿 (孩兒)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
宠儿 (寵兒)
小儿 (小兒)
小孩儿 (小孩兒)
少儿 (少兒)
差点儿 (差點兒)
幸运儿 (幸運兒)
干活儿 (幹活兒)
幼儿 (幼兒)
待会儿 (待會兒)
快点儿 (快點兒)
患儿 (患兒)
托儿 (托兒)
摊儿 (攤兒)
新生儿 (新生兒)
模特儿 (模特兒)
歌儿 (歌兒)
没事儿 (沒事兒)
活儿 (活兒)
混血儿 (混血兒)
爷们儿 (爺們兒)
片儿 (片兒)
猴儿 (猴兒)
玩意儿 (玩意兒)
生儿育女 (生兒育女)
男孩儿 (男孩兒)
皮儿 (皮兒)
老头儿 (老頭兒)
胎儿 (胎兒)
自个儿 (自個兒)
猫儿 (貓兒)
边儿 (邊兒)
面儿 (面兒)
头儿 (頭兒)
馅儿 (餡兒)

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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.