• 1016th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 78 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niú (Niu2)surname Niu
2. niú (niu2)ox • cow • bull • CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] • (slang) awesome

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for niú (niu2)The component is pronounced as 'niú' (niu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

牛奶 
牛肉 
金牛 
金牛座 

Uncommon

伏牛山 
公牛 
吹牛 
奶牛 
斗牛 
牛仔 
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)
牛市 
牛排 
牛油 
牛津 
牛皮 
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
牛腩 
牛蛙 
牛角 
牛逼 
牛郎 
牛顿 (牛頓)
犀牛 
蒙牛 (矇牛)
蜗牛 (蝸牛)
黄牛 (黃牛)

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  • 1570th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǎi (zai3)variant of 崽[zai3]
2. (zi1)see 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
3. (zi3)meticulous • (of domestic animals or fowls) young

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zǎi (zai3)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zǎi (zai3)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (zi1)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for (zi1)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as '' (zi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for (zi3)The component is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

仔细 (仔細)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)

Uncommon

公仔 
牛仔 
靓仔 (靚仔)

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  • 2086th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ku4)underpants • trousers • pants

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ku4)The component is pronounced as '' (ku4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ku4)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

内裤 (內褲)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)
裤子 (褲子)

Uncommon

休闲裤 (休閑褲)
棉裤 (棉褲)
热裤 (熱褲)
短裤 (短褲)
秋裤 (秋褲)
裤腿 (褲腿)
裤衩 (褲衩)
裤裆 (褲襠)
裤袜 (褲襪)
长裤 (長褲)
靴裤 (靴褲)

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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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