1. 撇
  2. 嘴

撇

Previous (黯)Next (粟)
  • 2876th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
撇→
扌敝
2Radical
撇→
扌hand巾turban/scarf冫iceNo glyph available⺙knock
3Graphical
撇→
亅二冂丨丶㇀冫丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piē (pie1)to cast away • to fling aside
2. piě (pie3)to throw • to cast • left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 撇 piē (pie1)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 撇 piě (pie3)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

左撇子 
撇下 
撇去 
撇嘴 
撇清 
撇开 (撇開)

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嘴

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Previous (肉)Next (馆)
  • 1008th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嘴→
口觜
2Radical
嘴→
口mouth止stop匕spoon角horn
3Graphical
嘴→
口丨一丨一乚㇒⺈冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuǐ (zui3)mouth • beak • nozzle • spout (of teapot etc) • CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嘴 zuǐ (zui3)The component 觜 is pronounced as 'zī' (zi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 嘴 zuǐ (zui3)The component 觜 is pronounced as 'zuǐ' (zui3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
嘴唇 
嘴巴 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
闭嘴 (閉嘴)

Uncommon

七嘴八舌 
住嘴 
动嘴 (動嘴)
名嘴 
咧嘴 
嘴硬 
嘴脸 (嘴臉)
嘴角 
嘴馋 (嘴饞)
奶嘴 
拌嘴 
插嘴 
撅嘴 
撇嘴 
满嘴 (滿嘴)
乌鸦嘴 (烏鴉嘴)
红嘴鸥 (紅嘴鷗)
亲嘴 (親嘴)
零嘴 
顶嘴 (頂嘴)
馋嘴 (饞嘴)
斗嘴 (鬥嘴)

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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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