• 1535th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo2)to rub • to grind • to polish • to sharpen • to wear down • to die out • to waste time • to pester • to insist
2. (mo4)grindstone • to grind • to turn round

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

折磨 
磨坊 

Uncommon

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨磨蹭蹭 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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  • 1065th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 392 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāo (Dao1)surname Dao
2. dāo (dao1)knife • blade • single-edged sword • cutlass • CL:把[ba3] • classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dāo (dao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

菜刀 

Uncommon

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀刃 
刀削面 (刀削麵)
刀叉 
刀口 
刀子 
刀片 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
刺刀 
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
千刀万剐 (千刀萬剮)
大刀 
小刀 
尖刀 
快刀斩乱麻 (快刀斬亂麻)
水果刀 
磨刀 
磨刀石 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)
飞刀 (飛刀)

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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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