• 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 60 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

彩色 
精彩 

Medium Frequency

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)
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  • 691st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 91 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yún (Yun2)surname Yun • abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 sheng3]
2. yún (yun2)cloud • CL:朵[duo3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as 'yún' (yun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

多云 (多雲)
浮云 (浮雲)
白云 (白雲)
赵云 (趙雲)
 ()
云南 (雲南)
风云 (風雲)

Medium Frequency

九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
刘青云 (劉青雲)
密云 (密雲)
彩云 (彩雲)
星云 (星雲)
乌云 (烏雲)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
白云区 (白雲區)
祥云 (祥雲)
行云流水 (行雲流水)
连云港 (連雲港)
阴云 (陰雲)
云南省 (雲南省)
云吞 (雲吞)
云层 (雲層)
云彩 (雲彩)
云朵 (雲朵)
云浮 (雲浮)
云烟 (雲煙)
云端 (雲端)
云雀 (雲雀)
云集 (雲集)
云霄 (雲霄)
云雾 (雲霧)
青云 (青雲)
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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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