• 439th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 114 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to disappear • to vanish • to eliminate • to spend (time) • have to • need

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

消失 
消息 

Uncommon

取消 
消停 
消化 
消极 (消極)
消毒 
消灭 (消滅)
消炎 
消磨 
消耗 
消肿 (消腫)
消费 (消費)
消费者 (消費者)
消逝 
消遣 
消防 
消除 
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)

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  • 945th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du2)poison • narcotics • evil

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (du2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

中毒 
排毒 
毒刺 
病毒 

Uncommon

以毒攻毒 
剧毒 (劇毒)
吸毒 
尿毒症 
恶毒 (惡毒)
戒毒 
有毒 
梅毒 
毒品 
毒害 
毒性 
毒打 
毒气 (毒氣)
毒物 
毒瘤 
毒瘾 (毒癮)
毒素 
毒药 (毒藥)
消毒 
无毒 (無毒)
狠毒 
病毒性 
禁毒 
荼毒 
解毒 

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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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