1. 約
  2. 克

約

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  • 424th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 208 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
約→
糹勺
2Radical
約→
糹silk勹wrap丶dot
3Graphical
約→
㇛丶丶㇆㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to weigh in a balance or on a scale
2. yuē (yue1)to make an appointment • to invite • approximately • pact • treaty • to economize • to restrict • to reduce (a fraction) • concise

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 約 yāo (yao1)The component 勺 is pronounced as 'sháo' (shao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 約 yāo (yao1)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

約 also appears in:
葯箹

Example Words

Common

合约 (合約)
大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
婚约 (婚約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
简约 (簡約)
签约 (簽約)
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
约束 (約束)
纽约 (紐約)
隐约 (隱約)
预约 (預約)

Uncommon

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
约克 (約克)
约旦 (約旦)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
纽约州 (紐約州)
纽约市 (紐約市)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)

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克

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  • 262nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 550 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
克→
古儿
2Radical
克→
十ten口mouth儿legs
3Graphical
克→
一丨口丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kè (ke4)to be able to • to subdue • to restrain • to overcome • gram • Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
2. kè (Ke4)Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
3. kè (ke4)variant of 克[ke4] • to subdue • to overthrow • to restrain
4. kēi (kei1)to scold • to beat

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 克 kè (ke4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 克 kēi (kei1)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

克 also appears in:
兢氪

Example Words

Common

克服 
巧克力 
德克萨斯 (德克薩斯)
扑克 (撲克)
星巴克 

Uncommon

伊拉克 
休克 
杰克 (傑克)
杰克逊 (傑克遜)
克制 
克拉 
克拉克 
克拉玛依 (克拉瑪依)
克林顿 (克林頓)
克罗地亚 (克羅地亞)
克隆 
凯迪拉克 (凱迪拉克)
别克 (別克)
克己 (剋己)
克扣 (剋扣)
克星 (剋星)
坦克 
夏洛克 
夹克 (夾克)
奥克兰 (奧克蘭)
奥林匹克 (奧林匹克)
富兰克林 (富蘭克林)
布鲁克林 (布魯克林)
库克 (庫克)
徐克 
捷克 
扑克牌 (撲克牌)
攻克 
斯诺克 (斯諾克)
朋克 
毫克 
法兰克福 (法蘭克福)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
洛克菲勒 
乌克兰 (烏克蘭)
纳斯达克 (納斯達克)
罗曼蒂克 (羅曼蒂克)
耐克 
萨克斯 (薩克斯)
贝克 (貝克)
阿克苏 (阿克蘇)
雷克萨斯 (雷克薩斯)
马克 (馬克)
马克思 (馬克思)
马克思主义 (馬克思主義)
马克杯 (馬克杯)
马赛克 (馬賽克)
麦克 (麥克)
麦克风 (麥克風)
默克尔 (默克爾)

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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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