• 1507th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (pu1)to throw oneself at • to pounce on • to devote one's energies • to flap • to flutter • to dab • to pat • to bend over

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (pu1)The component is pronounced as '' (bu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

扑克 (撲克)

Uncommon

扑克牌 (撲克牌)
扑通 (撲通)
扑面 (撲面)

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  • 951st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miè (mie4)to extinguish or put out • to go out (of a fire etc) • to exterminate or wipe out • to drown

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

毁灭 (毀滅)
消灭 (消滅)
破灭 (破滅)

Uncommon

不可磨灭 (不可磨滅)
幻灭 (幻滅)
扑灭 (撲滅)
杀灭 (殺滅)
毁灭性 (毀滅性)
泯灭 (泯滅)
湮灭 (湮滅)
灭亡 (滅亡)
灭口 (滅口)
灭掉 (滅掉)
灭火 (滅火)
灭火器 (滅火器)
灭绝 (滅絕)
熄灭 (熄滅)
磨灭 (磨滅)
自生自灭 (自生自滅)
覆灭 (覆滅)

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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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