• 1552nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāo (Jiao1)surname Jiao
2. jiāo (jiao1)burnt • scorched • charred • worried • anxious • coke

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

焦虑 (焦慮)
焦点 (焦點)

Uncommon

对焦 (對焦)
心焦 
焦作 
焦急 
焦虑症 (焦慮症)
焦灼 
焦糖 
焦躁 
焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額)
焦黄 (焦黃)
烧焦 (燒焦)
聚焦 

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  • 147th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.14% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 621 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóu (tou2)head • hair style • the top • end • beginning or end • a stub • remnant • chief • boss • side • aspect • first • leading • classifier for pigs or livestock • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. tou (tou5)suff. for nouns

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

丫头 (丫頭)
低头 (低頭)
回头 (回頭)
年头 (年頭)
心头 (心頭)
念头 (念頭)
抬头 (抬頭)
枕头 (枕頭)
汕头 (汕頭)
洗头 (洗頭)
尽头 (盡頭)
石头 (石頭)
码头 (碼頭)
老头 (老頭)
舌头 (舌頭)
街头 (街頭)
过头 (過頭)
镜头 (鏡頭)
开头 (開頭)
头像 (頭像)
头晕 (頭暈)
头疼 (頭疼)
头痛 (頭痛)
头脑 (頭腦)
头发 (頭髮)
馒头 (饅頭)
骨头 (骨頭)

Uncommon

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
上头 (上頭)
乳头 (乳頭)
二锅头 (二鍋頭)
人头 (人頭)
人头马 (人頭馬)
仰头 (仰頭)
个头 (個頭)
偏头痛 (偏頭痛)
兆头 (兆頭)
光头 (光頭)
出人头地 (出人頭地)
出头 (出頭)
出风头 (出風頭)
到头来 (到頭來)
剃头 (剃頭)
前头 (前頭)
劲头 (勁頭)
势头 (勢頭)
包头 (包頭)
口头 (口頭)
口头禅 (口頭禪)
噱头 (噱頭)
埋头 (埋頭)
外头 (外頭)
多头 (多頭)
对头 (對頭)
山头 (山頭)
崭露头角 (嶄露頭角)
巨头 (巨頭)
带头 (帶頭)
平头 (平頭)
床头 (床頭)
床头柜 (床頭櫃)
后头 (後頭)
从头 (從頭)
从头到尾 (從頭到尾)
彻头彻尾 (徹頭徹尾)
手指头 (手指頭)
手头 (手頭)
扭头 (扭頭)
抱头痛哭 (抱頭痛哭)
拳头 (拳頭)
指头 (指頭)
掉头 (掉頭)
探头 (探頭)
接头 (接頭)
插头 (插頭)
摇头 (搖頭)
摄像头 (攝像頭)
改头换面 (改頭換面)
日头 (日頭)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
木头 (木頭)
梳头 (梳頭)
桥头 (橋頭)
水龙头 (水龍頭)
源头 (源頭)
满头大汗 (滿頭大汗)
无厘头 (無厘頭)
焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額)
烟头 (煙頭)
片头 (片頭)
牛头 (牛頭)
狮子头 (獅子頭)
猎头 (獵頭)
白头 (白頭)
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
白头到老 (白頭到老)
盼头 (盼頭)
眉头 (眉頭)
看头 (看頭)
矛头 (矛頭)
碰头 (碰頭)
磕头 (磕頭)
砖头 (磚頭)
秃头 (禿頭)
空头 (空頭)
箭头 (箭頭)
罐头 (罐頭)
老头儿 (老頭兒)
老头子 (老頭子)
临头 (臨頭)
芋头 (芋頭)
蓬头垢面 (蓬頭垢面)
葱头 (蔥頭)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
行头 (行頭)
里头 (裡頭)
调头 (調頭)
猪头 (豬頭)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)
起头 (起頭)
跟头 (跟頭)
转头 (轉頭)
重头戏 (重頭戲)
钟头 (鐘頭)
关头 (關頭)
头一 (頭一)
头上 (頭上)
头儿 (頭兒)
头大 (頭大)
头昏 (頭昏)
头昏脑胀 (頭昏腦脹)
头条 (頭條)
头版 (頭版)
头皮 (頭皮)
头盔 (頭盔)
头破血流 (頭破血流)
头等 (頭等)
头等舱 (頭等艙)
头绪 (頭緒)
头部 (頭部)
头重脚轻 (頭重腳輕)
头衔 (頭銜)
头顶 (頭頂)
头头 (頭頭)
头颅 (頭顱)
头饰 (頭飾)
额头 (額頭)
风头 (風頭)
魔头 (魔頭)
鱼头 (魚頭)
点头 (點頭)
龙头 (龍頭)

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  • 1752nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. làn (lan4)soft • mushy • well-cooked and soft • to rot • to decompose • rotten • worn out • chaotic • messy • utterly • thoroughly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for làn (lan4)The component is pronounced as 'lán' (lan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

灿烂 (燦爛)

Uncommon

海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
烂漫 (爛漫)
烂醉 (爛醉)
破烂 (破爛)
糜烂 (糜爛)
绚烂 (絢爛)
腐烂 (腐爛)

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  • 934th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. é (e2)forehead • horizontal tablet or inscribed board • specified number or amount

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

名额 (名額)
金额 (金額)
额外 (額外)
额头 (額頭)
余额 (餘額)

Uncommon

交易额 (交易額)
份额 (份額)
前额 (前額)
巨额 (巨額)
差额 (差額)
数额 (數額)
满额 (滿額)
焦头烂额 (焦頭爛額)
营业额 (營業額)
总额 (總額)
超额 (超額)
配额 (配額)
销售额 (銷售額)
面额 (面額)
高额 (高額)

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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.