• 1433rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sǎo (sao3)to sweep
2. sào (sao4)broom

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

打扫 (打掃)
扫描 (掃描)
扫除 (掃除)

Uncommon

一扫而光 (一掃而光)
扫地 (掃地)
扫帚 (掃帚)
扫兴 (掃興)
扫荡 (掃蕩)
扫黄 (掃黃)
横扫 (橫掃)
清扫 (清掃)

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  • 685th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. léi (Lei2)surname Lei
2. léi (lei2)thunder • (internet slang) terrifying • terrific

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

迅雷 
雷人 
雷同 
雷锋 (雷鋒)
雷霆 

Uncommon

哈姆雷特 
地雷 
大发雷霆 (大發雷霆)
如雷贯耳 (如雷貫耳)
手雷 
打雷 
扫雷 (掃雷)
格雷 
贝雷帽 (貝雷帽)
避雷针 (避雷針)
雷克萨斯 (雷克薩斯)
雷公 
雷厉风行 (雷厲風行)
雷峰塔 
雷州 
雷州市 
雷恩 
雷打不动 (雷打不動)
雷击 (雷擊)
雷暴 
雷管 
雷声 (雷聲)
雷诺 (雷諾)
雷达 (雷達)
雷阵雨 (雷陣雨)
雷雨 
雷电 (雷電)
雷鸣 (雷鳴)
惊雷 (驚雷)
鱼雷 (魚雷)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.