• 1709th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Lu2)surname Lu • abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]
2. (lu2)(old) rice vessel • black • (Taiwan slang) troublesome • fussy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (lu2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin final.
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also appears in:

Example Words

Common

滑铁卢 (滑鐵盧)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
卢比 (盧比)
卢浮宫 (盧浮宮)
卢瑟 (盧瑟)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)

Uncommon

图瓦卢 (圖瓦盧)
图卢兹 (圖盧茲)
奥卢 (奧盧)
卢克索 (盧克索)
卢卡 (盧卡)
卢卡斯 (盧卡斯)
卢塞恩 (盧塞恩)
卢布 (盧布)
卢旺达 (盧旺達)
卢梭 (盧梭)
卢氏 (盧氏)
卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
卢湾区 (盧灣區)
卢瓦尔河 (盧瓦爾河)
贝卢斯科尼 (貝盧斯科尼)

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  • 1608th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 48 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōu (gou1)ditch • gutter • groove • gully • ravine • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gōu (gou1)The component is pronounced as 'gòu' (gou4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

沟通 (溝通)

Uncommon

九寨沟 (九寨溝)
乳沟 (乳溝)
代沟 (代溝)
水沟 (水溝)
沟壑 (溝壑)
沟渠 (溝渠)
鸿沟 (鴻溝)

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  • 1290th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 97 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiáo (qiao2)bridge • CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiáo (qiao2)The component is pronounced as 'qiáo' (qiao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

大桥 (大橋)
天桥 (天橋)
桥梁 (橋梁)
桥头 (橋頭)
虹桥 (虹橋)

Uncommon

剑桥 (劍橋)
吊桥 (吊橋)
天桥区 (天橋區)
小桥 (小橋)
康桥 (康橋)
拱桥 (拱橋)
断桥 (斷橋)
板桥 (板橋)
架桥 (架橋)
栈桥 (棧橋)
桥牌 (橋牌)
桥西 (橋西)
桥面 (橋面)
浮桥 (浮橋)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
立交桥 (立交橋)
路桥 (路橋)
双桥 (雙橋)
高架桥 (高架橋)
鹊桥 (鵲橋)

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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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