1. 爛
  2. 醉
  3. 如
  4. 泥

爛

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

Decomposition

1Once
爛→
火闌
2Radical
爛→
火fire門gate木tree口mouth丨line丷eight/divide
3Graphical
爛→
丿丶冫門一丨八口丨丷

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 爛 làn (lan4)The component 闌 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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醉

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  • 1781st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
醉→
酉卒
2Radical
醉→
酉wine/alcohol亠lid从N/A十ten
3Graphical
醉→
一丿乚口一一丶从一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zuì (zui4)intoxicated

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 醉 zuì (zui4)The component 卒 is pronounced as 'zú' (zu2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 醉 zuì (zui4)The component 从 is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

灌醉 
陶醉 

Uncommon

喝醉 
宿醉 
心醉 
沉醉 
烂醉 (爛醉)
纸醉金迷 (紙醉金迷)
迷醉 
酒醉 
醉人 
醉汉 (醉漢)
醉生梦死 (醉生夢死)
醉酒 
麻醉 

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如

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  • 67th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.23% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 231 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
如→
女口
2Radical
如→
女woman口mouth
3Graphical
如→
㇛一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rú (ru2)as • as if • such as

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 如 rú (ru2)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

如 also appears in:
恕絮茹洳铷袽鴽

Example Words

Common

如何 
如果 
如此 

Uncommon

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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泥

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Previous (粉)Next (氏)
  • 1497th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
泥→
氵尼
2Radical
泥→
氵water尸corpse匕spoon
3Graphical
泥→
⺀㇀丨匚乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ní (ni2)mud • clay • paste • pulp
2. nì (ni4)restrained

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ní' (ni2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 泥 ní (ni2)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ní' (ni2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for 泥 nì (ni4)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

土豆泥 
水泥 
泥土 
泥煤 

Uncommon

拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
拘泥 
枣泥 (棗泥)
污泥 
泥巴 
泥沙 
泥沼 
泥淖 
泥浆 (泥漿)
泥潭 
泥泞 (泥濘)
泥石流 
泥鳅 (泥鰍)
淤泥 
烂泥 (爛泥)
烂醉如泥 (爛醉如泥)
草泥马 (草泥馬)

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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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