• 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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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. 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 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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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.