• 924th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li3)surname Li
2. (li3)gift • rite • ceremony • CL:份[fen4] • propriety • etiquette • courtesy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as '' (li3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li3)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

婚礼 (婚禮)
礼品 (禮品)
礼物 (禮物)

Uncommon

典礼 (典禮)
失礼 (失禮)
收礼 (收禮)
敬礼 (敬禮)
洗礼 (洗禮)
礼仪 (禮儀)
礼堂 (禮堂)
礼拜 (禮拜)
礼拜天 (禮拜天)
礼服 (禮服)
礼炮 (禮炮)
礼花 (禮花)
礼貌 (禮貌)
礼遇 (禮遇)
葬礼 (葬禮)
贺礼 (賀禮)
送礼 (送禮)
非礼 (非禮)

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  • 912th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāo (bao1)to sauté • to fry • to dry by heating
2. páo (pao2)to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
3. pào (pao4)cannon • CL:座[zuo4] • firecracker
4. pào (pao4)variant of 炮[pao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bāo (bao1)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for pào (pao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for pào (pao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Uncommon

大炮 (大砲)
炮制 
炮灰 
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

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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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