• 2227th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guǎi (guai3)to turn • to kidnap (esp. through trickery) • to shanghai • a cane

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

拐骗 (拐騙)

Uncommon

拐弯 (拐彎)
拐杖 
拐棍 
拐角 
拐卖 (拐賣)
拐点 (拐點)

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  • 1660th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wān (wan1)bend • bent • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

弯曲 (彎曲)
弯腰 (彎腰)
转弯 (轉彎)

Uncommon

弯弯曲曲 (彎彎曲曲)
弯折 (彎折)
拐弯 (拐彎)
臂弯 (臂彎)
走弯路 (走彎路)

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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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