1. 甲
  2. 壳
  3. 虫

甲

Previous (弃)Next (伟)
  • 1104th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 145 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
甲→
冂No glyph available
2Radical
甲→
冂upside down box二two丨line
3Graphical
甲→
冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎ (jia3)first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] • (used for an unspecified person or thing) • first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) • armor plating • shell or carapace • (of the fingers or toes) nail • bladed leather or metal armor (old) • ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) • civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 jiǎ (jia3)The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

甲 also appears in:
押鸭禺匣闸钾呷岬胛厣狎柙鉀鴨翈

Example Words

Common

指甲 
马甲 (馬甲)

Uncommon

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状 (甲狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲第 
甲醇 
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
穿山甲 
美甲 
花甲 
装甲 (裝甲)
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马六甲 (馬六甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

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壳

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Previous (茨)Next (痕)
  • 1934th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壳→
士冗
2Radical
壳→
士scholar冖cover几table
3Graphical
壳→
一丨一冖丿㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiào (qiao4)shell • carapace • crust (earth's crust etc) • also pr. [ke2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

外壳 (外殼)
脑壳 (腦殻)
贝壳 (貝殼)

Uncommon

地壳 (地殼)
屎壳郎 (屎殼郎)
壳儿 (殼兒)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
硬壳 (硬殼)
脱壳 (脫殼)
蛋壳 (蛋殼)
躯壳 (軀殼)
龟壳 (龜殼)

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虫

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  • 1285th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 299 characters

Decomposition

1Once
虫→
中No glyph available
2Radical
虫→
虫insect
3Graphical
虫→
口丨𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (chong2)worm or insect • generic term for animals • CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhōng' (zhong1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhòng' (zhong4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 虫 chóng (chong2)The component 虫 is pronounced as 'chóng' (chong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

虫 also appears in:
强虽属独触融虫蛋蛇蜂蜜蛮嘱虹骚蝶螺蚁烛蜡蜀蚀蛛蝇蚕虾蚂禹蛙蚊蝴浊蜘蝉蟹嗤蝗闽瞩蝠蛾萤搔蛟龋蠕螂茧蜕蜒蜷蟒蜗螅蛤蟋蟀蛊蝙蟆镯蜿蜈蝎蟾螃蚌蛹蛀虱蛔蚪蜻蚤蜓蚓蚣蝌蚯蛐蛰虬蛆蛭螳蟑蟠蟮蜃蜥蛳蚱蚜蝮蛎蚩蛉虻蜴蜚犟螨蜇瘙蠼蜊蝈蚝蟪蚨蚴蛴媸蛞蛩蠖螫襁蛄虼蚧蠓螟蚋踽蟛蜍蜢蠲蠊蛱螈蛘螭蝼虺虿蛑蜮螯躅蚬蛏蠛蜣蜉蚶螬髑蝽雖蝣虮蚰蛲蚍蟥蝾镪蚵螓蝻糨蟲螋蚺蝓蝰蜱蛸觸蝥蜾蜩蝦螵蠃臅蠋蜁螘蟫蜞蝤螗螝蟬蝟蜺蝘虯蟭蝿蛣螀蚢蛚蛯蜏钃螣蜔螕蟻蝀蚘蝺蟓螞蠻鰠蠆蠾蛷蜑矚蛬螁螚螤鸀蠙蠔虰蜌蠷蚈蛡蛻蝝蝹蟿蚖蜎蜨蚒蜪蝕蠜蜐蛢蟯蠄蠈蠎蠣騷鼜蠥蚑蟨蠪鳋蜆螑蟼虵蚾蛖蛜蝍蟂蟜蠏蚿蜫蜽螥蠅鐲蝄蛥蛶蜠蝸螐螖螢蟳蠌蠍蠒蠗蠝蠟謽齲蚡蜸虲蠩螦蝑螧蟅蟢蜼螠蟧

Example Words

Common

懒虫 (懶蟲)
昆虫 (昆蟲)
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)
蛔虫 (蛔蟲)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)
虫子 (蟲子)
虫草 (蟲草)

Uncommon

冬虫夏草 (冬蟲夏草)
可怜虫 (可憐蟲)
害虫 (害蟲)
幼虫 (幼蟲)
书虫 (書蟲)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
毛虫 (毛蟲)
沙虫 (沙蟲)
爬虫 (爬蟲)
瓢虫 (瓢蟲)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
精虫 (精蟲)
网虫 (網蟲)
蛀虫 (蛀蟲)
蛆虫 (蛆蟲)
蝗虫 (蝗蟲)
螨虫 (蟎蟲)
虫洞 (蟲洞)
虫牙 (蟲牙)
虫蛀 (蟲蛀)
蠕虫 (蠕蟲)
雕虫小技 (雕蟲小技)
飞虫 (飛蟲)

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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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