• 1706th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láng (lang2)wolf • CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for láng (lang2)The component is pronounced as 'liáng' (liang2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

狼狈 (狼狽)
色狼 

Uncommon

狼人 
狼吞虎咽 
狼心狗肺 
狼狈不堪 (狼狽不堪)
狼藉 
鬼哭狼嚎 
黄鼠狼 (黃鼠狼)

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  • 1795th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tūn (tun1)to swallow • to take

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tūn (tun1)The component is pronounced as 'tiān' (tian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

吞噬 
私吞 

Uncommon

侵吞 
吞吞吐吐 
吞咽 
吞没 (吞沒)
吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)
吞食 
忍气吞声 (忍氣吞聲)
慢吞吞 
狼吞虎咽 
云吞 (雲吞)

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  • 1081st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (hu3)tiger • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (hu3)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

老虎 
卧虎 (臥虎)
雅虎 

Uncommon

唐伯虎 
壁虎 
如虎添翼 
狼吞虎咽 
猛虎 
白虎 
老虎机 (老虎機)
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
虎口 
虎子 
虎年 
虎牙 
虎视眈眈 (虎視眈眈)
虎跳峡 (虎跳峽)
虎门 (虎門)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
路虎 
马虎 (馬虎)
马马虎虎 (馬馬虎虎)
龙虎 (龍虎)

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  • 2027th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yān (yan1)narrow pass • throat • pharynx
2. yàn (yan4)to swallow
3. (ye4)to choke (in crying)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yān (yan1)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yàn (yan4)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ye4)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

咽喉 

Uncommon

吞咽 
咽下 
咽炎 
哽咽 
呜咽 (嗚咽)
狼吞虎咽 
细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢咽)

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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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