1. 怎
  2. 麼
  3. 了

怎

Previous (始)Next (呢)
  • 382nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
怎→
乍心
2Radical
怎→
丿bend一one丨line二two心heart
3Graphical
怎→
丿一丨二𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zěn (zen3)how

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

怎么 (怎麼)

Uncommon

怎样 (怎樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)

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麼

#Back to top
Previous (经)Next (去)
  • 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
麼→
麻幺
2Radical
麼→
麻hemp幺short/tiny
3Graphical
麼→
厂丶林㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. má (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. mó (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 麼 má (ma2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 麼 ma (ma5)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 麼 me (me5)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 麼 mó (mo2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Uncommon

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

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了

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Previous (不)Next (在)
  • 5th most frequent character
  • Adds ~1.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
了→
㇇亅
2Radical
了→
㇇N/A亅hook
3Graphical
了→
㇇亅

Pinyin & Meaning

1. le (le5)(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) • (completed action marker)
2. liǎo (liao3)to finish • to achieve • to understand
3. liǎo (liao3)(of eyes) bright • clear-sighted • to understand clearly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

了 also appears in:
子疗辽亨钌孓

Example Words

Common

了解 
为了 (為了)
除了 

Uncommon

不得了 
了不起 
大不了 
怎么了 (怎麼了)
没完没了 (沒完沒了)
罢了 (罷了)

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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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