• 2503rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lāo (lao1)to fish up • to dredge up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lāo (lao1)The component is pronounced as 'láo' (lao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for lāo (lao1)The component is pronounced as 'lào' (lao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for lāo (lao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for lāo (lao1)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

打捞 (打撈)

Uncommon

大海捞针 (大海撈針)
捕捞 (捕撈)
捞取 (撈取)
捞钱 (撈錢)

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  • 323rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 138 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (qu3)to take • to get • to choose • to fetch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

获取 (獲取)
领取 (領取)

Uncommon

取代 
取出 
取得 
取悦 (取悅)
取暖 
取消 
抽取 
采取 (採取)
换取 (換取)
摘取 
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
争取 (爭取)
进取 (進取)

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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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