• 1120th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)to hold • to carry (in one's arms) • to hug or embrace • surround • cherish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

抱怨 
拥抱 (擁抱)

Uncommon

怀抱 (懷抱)
抱抱 
抱有 
抱枕 
抱歉 

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  • 8th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.92% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 544 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǒu (you3)to have • there is • there are • to exist • to be

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǒu (you3)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

只有 
所有 
拥有 (擁有)
有些 
有点 (有點)
没有 (沒有)

Uncommon

一无所有 (一無所有)
三生有幸 
事业有成 (事業有成)
占有 (佔有)
具有 
前所未有 
含有 
唯有 
富有 
带有 (帶有)
有别 (有別)
有利 
有力 
有助 
有助于 (有助於)
有史以来 (有史以來)
有名 
有害 
有幸 
有待 
有心 
有情人 
有意 
有意思 
有所 
有效 
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有望 
有机 (有機)
有用 
有的 
有的时候 (有的時候)
有益 
有空 
有缘 (有緣)
有色 
有趣 
有钱 (有錢)
有钱人 (有錢人)
有关 (有關)
有限 
有点儿 (有點兒)
特有 
稀有 
还有 (還有)

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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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