1. 灰
  2. 姑
  3. 娘

灰

Previous (袋)Next (捕)
  • 1309th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
灰→
𠂇火
2Radical
灰→
𠂇left hand火fire
3Graphical
灰→
𠂇丿丶冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huī (hui1)ash • dust • lime • gray • discouraged • dejected

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 灰 huī (hui1)The component 火 is pronounced as 'huǒ' (huo3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

灰 also appears in:
恢炭盔诙咴詼

Example Words

High Frequency

灰 

Medium Frequency

心灰意冷 
灰尘 (灰塵)
灰姑娘 
灰心 
灰暗 
灰色 
灰蒙蒙 
炮灰 
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
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姑

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Previous (荣)Next (孙)
  • 992nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
姑→
女古
2Radical
姑→
女woman十ten口mouth
3Graphical
姑→
㇛一丿一丨口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gū (gu1)paternal aunt • husband's sister • husband's mother (old) • nun • for the time being (literary)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 姑 gū (gu1)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 姑 gū (gu1)The component 古 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

姑 also appears in:
菇

Example Words

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

大姑 
姑 
姑姑 
姑妈 (姑媽)
灰姑娘 
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娘

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Previous (移)Next (朋)
  • 879th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
娘→
女良
2Radical
娘→
女woman艮stopping丶dot
3Graphical
娘→
㇛一丿丨㇕二乚冫丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niáng (niang2)mother • young lady
2. niáng (niang2)variant of 娘[niang2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 娘 niáng (niang2)The component 女 is pronounced as 'nǚ' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 娘 niáng (niang2)The component 良 is pronounced as 'liáng' (liang2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

丈母娘 
伴娘 
娘 
娘娘 
娘家 
娘子 (孃子)
新娘 
灰姑娘 
老娘 
老板娘 
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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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