• 2024th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miǎo (miao3)second (of time) • unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miǎo (miao3)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

秒杀 (秒殺)
秒钟 (秒鐘)

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  • 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.