• 939th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)to recruit • to provoke • to beckon • to incur • to infect • contagious • a move (chess) • a maneuver • device • trick • to confess

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

招呼 
招聘 
招财 (招財)

Uncommon

打招呼 
招人 
招来 (招來)
招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
招募 
招商 
招展 
招式 
招待 
招惹 
招手 
招摇 (招搖)
招数 (招數)
招架 
招标 (招標)
招牌 
招生 
招聘会 (招聘會)
招致 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
支招 
绝招 (絕招)
高招 

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  • 1259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pái (pai2)mahjong tile • playing card • game pieces • signboard • plate • tablet • medal • CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

品牌 
打牌 

Uncommon

名牌 
大牌 
广告牌 (廣告牌)
招牌 
扑克牌 (撲克牌)
洗牌 
牌坊 
牌子 
牌局 
牌照 
王牌 
玩牌 
登机牌 (登機牌)
盾牌 
车牌 (車牌)
金牌 
银牌 (銀牌)
铜牌 (銅牌)

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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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