• 1227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (Tong2)surname Tong
2. tóng (tong2)boy • child • children

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

儿童 (兒童)
童年 
童话 (童話)

Uncommon

女童 
孩童 
神童 
童子 
童心 
童真 
童装 (童裝)
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
金童玉女 

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  • 2595th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáo (yao2)popular ballad • rumor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yáo (yao2)The component is pronounced as 'yán' (yan2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yáo (yao2)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

歌谣 (歌謠)
谣言 (謠言)

Uncommon

民谣 (民謠)
童谣 (童謠)
造谣 (造謠)
辟谣 (闢謠)

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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.