• 2664th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎo (jiao3)crafty • cunning • sly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎo (jiao3)The component is pronounced as 'jiāo' (jiao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Uncommon

狡猾 
狡诈 (狡詐)
狡辩 (狡辯)

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  • 1353rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. biàn (bian4)to dispute • to debate • to argue • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for biàn (bian4)The component is pronounced as 'biàn' (bian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

争辩 (爭辯)
狡辩 (狡辯)
答辩 (答辯)
辩解 (辯解)
辩论 (辯論)
辩护 (辯護)

Uncommon

分辩 (分辯)
善辩 (善辯)
好辩 (好辯)
抗辩 (抗辯)
申辩 (申辯)
能言善辩 (能言善辯)
诡辩 (詭辯)
辩别 (辯別)
辩明 (辯明)
辩证 (辯證)
辩证法 (辯證法)
辩护人 (辯護人)
辩驳 (辯駁)
雄辩 (雄辯)

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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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