1. 毛
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毛

Previous (威)Next (状)
  • 623rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
毛→
㇒No glyph available
2Radical
毛→
毛fur/hair
3Graphical
毛→
㇒二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máo (Mao2)surname Mao
2. máo (mao2)hair • feather • down • wool • mildew • mold • coarse or semifinished • young • raw • careless • unthinking • nervous • scared • (of currency) to devalue or depreciate • classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = 1 • 10 yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 毛 máo (mao2)The component 毛 is pronounced as 'máo' (mao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

毛 also appears in:
毛毫笔尾耗毯髦毡娓麾耄蚝氅牦艉旄毽氇氆毵眊滗雮氍毳粍毹芼

Example Words

Common

毛毛 
毛病 
毛衣 
羊毛 

Uncommon

吹毛求疵 
毛主席 
毛孔 
毛巾 
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
毛毛雨 
毛毯 
毛泽东 (毛澤東)
毛皮 
毛笔 (毛筆)
毛线 (毛線)
毛茸茸 
毛豆 
毛驴 (毛驢)
毛骨悚然 
毛发 (毛髮)
发毛 (發毛)
皮毛 
眉毛 
睫毛 
睫毛膏 
羽毛 
羽毛球 
鸡毛 (雞毛)
鹅毛 (鵝毛)
鹅毛大雪 (鵝毛大雪)

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虫

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Previous (珠)Next (驻)
  • 1285th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 299 characters

Decomposition

1Once
虫→
中No glyph available
2Radical
虫→
虫insect
3Graphical
虫→
口丨𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (chong2)worm or insect • generic term for animals • CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 虫 is pronounced as 'chóng' (chong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

虫 also appears in:
强虽属独触融虫蛋蛇蜂蜜蛮嘱虹骚蝶螺蚁烛蜡蜀蚀蛛蝇蚕虾蚂禹蛙蚊蝴浊蜘蝉蟹嗤蝗闽瞩蝠蛾萤搔蛟龋蠕螂茧蜕蜒蜷蟒蜗螅蛤蟋蟀蛊蝙蟆镯蜿蜈蝎蟾螃蚌蛹蛀虱蛔蚪蜻蚤蜓蚓蚣蝌蚯蛐蛰虬蛆蛭螳蟑蟠蟮蜃蜥蛳蚱蚜蝮蛎蚩蛉虻蜴蜚犟螨蜇瘙蠼蜊蝈蚝蟪蚨蚴蛴媸蛞蛩蠖螫襁蛄虼蚧蠓螟蚋踽蟛蜍蜢蠲蠊蛱螈蛘螭蝼虺虿蛑蜮螯躅蚬蛏蠛蜣蜉蚶螬髑蝽雖蝣虮蚰蛲蚍蟥蝾镪蚵螓蝻糨蟲螋蚺蝓蝰蜱蛸觸蝥蜾蜩蝦螵蠃臅蠋蜁螘蟫蜞蝤螗螝蟬蝟蜺蝘虯蟭蝿蛣螀蚢蛚蛯蜏钃螣蜔螕蟻蝀蚘蝺蟓螞蠻鰠蠆蠾蛷蜑矚蛬螁螚螤鸀蠙蠔虰蜌蠷蚈蛡蛻蝝蝹蟿蚖蜎蜨蚒蜪蝕蠜蜐蛢蟯蠄蠈蠎蠣騷鼜蠥蚑蟨蠪鳋蜆螑蟼虵蚾蛖蛜蝍蟂蟜蠏蚿蜫蜽螥蠅鐲蝄蛥蛶蜠蝸螐螖螢蟳蠌蠍蠒蠗蠝蠟謽齲蚡蜸虲蠩螦蝑螧蟅蟢蜼螠蟧

Example Words

Common

懒虫 (懶蟲)
昆虫 (昆蟲)
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)
蛔虫 (蛔蟲)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)
虫子 (蟲子)
虫草 (蟲草)

Uncommon

冬虫夏草 (冬蟲夏草)
可怜虫 (可憐蟲)
害虫 (害蟲)
幼虫 (幼蟲)
书虫 (書蟲)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
毛虫 (毛蟲)
沙虫 (沙蟲)
爬虫 (爬蟲)
瓢虫 (瓢蟲)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
精虫 (精蟲)
网虫 (網蟲)
蛀虫 (蛀蟲)
蛆虫 (蛆蟲)
蝗虫 (蝗蟲)
螨虫 (蟎蟲)
虫洞 (蟲洞)
虫牙 (蟲牙)
虫蛀 (蟲蛀)
蠕虫 (蠕蟲)
雕虫小技 (雕蟲小技)
飞虫 (飛蟲)

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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.