• 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.

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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  • 1007th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 165 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ròu (rou4)meat • flesh • pulp (of a fruit)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ròu (rou4)The component is pronounced as 'ròu' (rou4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

烤肉 
牛肉 
羊肉 
肉体 (肉體)
肌肉 
猪肉 (豬肉)
鸡肉 (雞肉)

Uncommon

五花肉 
回锅肉 (回鍋肉)
大鱼大肉 (大魚大肉)
心惊肉跳 (心驚肉跳)
东坡肉 (東坡肉)
果肉 
卤肉 (滷肉)
炖肉 (燉肉)
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
狗肉 
生肉 
瘦肉 
瘦肉精 
红烧肉 (紅燒肉)
羊肉串 
肉丸 
肉末 
肉桂 
肉汤 (肉湯)
肉片 
肉眼 
肉丝 (肉絲)
肉质 (肉質)
肉身 
肉酱 (肉醬)
肉类 (肉類)
肉食 
肉饼 (肉餅)
肉馅 (肉餡)
肉松 (肉鬆)
肉麻 
肥肉 
血肉 
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
赘肉 (贅肉)
食肉 
骨肉 

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  • 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 145 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan
2. gān (gan1)dry • clean • in vain • dried food • foster • adoptive • to ignore
3. gān (gan1)to concern • to interfere • shield • stem
4. gàn (gan4)tree trunk • main part of sth • to manage • to work • to do • capable • cadre • to kill (slang) • to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

干净 (乾淨)
干燥 (乾燥)
干脆 (乾脆)
干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
饼干 (餅乾)

Uncommon

干妈 (乾媽)
干杯 (乾杯)
干果 (乾果)
干枯 (乾枯)
干洗 (乾洗)
干涸 (乾涸)
干渴 (乾渴)
干涩 (乾澀)
干爹 (乾爹)
干爽 (乾爽)
干瞪眼 (乾瞪眼)
干粮 (乾糧)
干贝 (乾貝)
何干 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
吹干 (吹乾)
实干 (實幹)
干扰 (干擾)
干涉 
干预 (干預)
干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干活儿 (幹活兒)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干么 (幹麼)
擦干 (擦乾)
晾干 (晾乾)
晒干 (曬乾)
树干 (樹幹)
流干 (流乾)
烘干 (烘乾)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
相干 
若干 
苦干 (苦幹)
葡萄干 (葡萄乾)
风干 (風乾)
香干 (香乾)

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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.