• 1915th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zāo (zao1)dregs • draff • pickled in wine • rotten • messy • ruined

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cáo' (cao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
糟糕 

Uncommon

乱糟糟 (亂糟糟)
糟蹋 

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  • 4157th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kāng (kang1)husk

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kāng (kang1)The component is pronounced as 'kāng' (kang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

糟糠 

Uncommon

筛糠 (篩糠)
米糠 

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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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