• 1155th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. měng (meng3)ferocious • suddenly • fierce • violent • abrupt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for měng (meng3)The component is pronounced as 'mèng' (meng4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for měng (meng3)The component is pronounced as 'mǐn' (min3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

猛击 (猛擊)

Uncommon

凶猛 (兇猛)
勇猛 
威猛 
猛地 
猛料 
猛烈 
猛然 
猛犸 (猛獁)
生猛 
迅猛 

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  • 5762nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ma3)mammoth

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ma3)The component is pronounced as '' (ma3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

猛犸 (猛獁)

Uncommon

猛犸象 (猛獁象)

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  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
knifemouthlinewrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
万象 (萬象)
表象 
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

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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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