• 2585th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǎo (chao3)to sauté • to stir-fry • to speculate • to hype • to fire (sb)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chǎo (chao3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chǎo (chao3)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

炒作 
炒饭 (炒飯)

Uncommon

炒股 
炒菜 
炒蛋 
炒锅 (炒鍋)
炒面 (炒麵)

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 83 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

拉面 (拉麵)
方便面 (方便麵)
泡面 (泡麵)
面包 (麵包)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)

Uncommon

冷面 (冷麵)
和面 (和麵)
寿面 (壽麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
挂面 (掛麵)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
烤面包 (烤麵包)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
白面 (白麵)
面包车 (麵包車)
面板 (麵板)
面筋 (麵筋)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)
面食 (麵食)

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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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