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  1. 癢 is the 2640th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sickness), (sheep), (eight/divide), (stopping), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yang3 - to itch/to tickle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 癢 (yang3): The component 養 is pronounced as 'yang3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 癢 (yang3): The component 羊 is pronounced as 'yang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

不痛不痒 (不痛不癢)
痛痒 (痛癢)
瘙痒 (瘙癢)
痒痒 (癢癢)
发痒 (發癢)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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