• 2984th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiào (qiao4)high and steep • precipitous • severe or stern

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiào (qiao4)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

峭壁 
料峭 
陡峭 

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  • 1378th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bi4)wall • rampart

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as '' (bi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as '' (pi4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (bi4)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

壁纸 (壁紙)
赤壁 
隔壁 

Uncommon

壁画 (壁畫)
壁虎 
戈壁 
墙壁 (牆壁)
面壁 

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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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