1. 老
  2. 少
  3. 皆
  4. 宜

老

Previous (化)Next (给)
  • 179th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 276 words
  • Component in 71 characters

Decomposition

1Once
老→
耂匕
2Radical
老→
老old
3Graphical
老→
耂乚㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lǎo (lao3)prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity • old (of people) • venerable (person) • experienced • of long standing • always • all the time • of the past • very • outdated • (of meat etc) tough

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 老 lǎo (lao3)The component 老 is pronounced as 'lǎo' (lao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

老 also appears in:
老鳍姥嗜佬耆耄铑蓍耋栳粩蛯耈荖鬐螧都者教考著诸署绪储猪赌孝屠堵睹煮烤奢暑嘟哮拷躇薯曙酵铐褚赭渚箸潴锗禇楮橥翥槠栲阇諸覩豬緒藷陼硣耇闍鲓鷵耊蠩

Example Words

Common

老公 
老婆 
老妈 (老媽)
老子 
老家 
老师 (老師)
老爸 
老板 (老闆)

Uncommon

偕老 
古老 
回老家 
年老 
白头偕老 (白頭偕老)
老人 
老人家 
老化 
老外 
老大 
老天 
老天爷 (老天爺)
老太 
老太太 
老娘 
老实 (老實)
老年 
老年人 
老弟 
老早 
老是 
老板娘 
老汉 (老漢)
老爷 (老爺)
老爷爷 (老爺爺)
老百姓 
老虎 
老乡 (老鄉)
老头 (老頭)
老头子 (老頭子)
老鼠 
苍老 (蒼老)
衰老 
养老 (養老)
养老金 (養老金)

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少

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  • 233rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
少→
小丿
2Radical
少→
小small丿bend
3Graphical
少→
亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎo (shao3)few • little • lack
2. shào (shao4)young

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

少 also appears in:
省沙妙劣秒吵抄雀纱炒钞砂眇杪耖麨紗

Example Words

Common

多少 

Uncommon

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 
青少年 

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皆

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  • 1417th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
皆→
比白
2Radical
皆→
比compare/compete白white
3Graphical
皆→
比口一㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiē (jie1)all • each and every • in all cases

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

皆 also appears in:
谐楷揩偕锴階喈龤稭蒈諧

Example Words

Common

比比皆是 
老少皆宜 

Uncommon

啼笑皆非 
有口皆碑 
满盘皆输 (滿盤皆輸)
皆大欢喜 (皆大歡喜)

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宜

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  • 1288th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
宜→
宀且
2Radical
宜→
宀roof月moon一one
3Graphical
宜→
冖丶冂二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yí (Yi2)surname Yi
2. yí (yi2)proper • should • suitable • appropriate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 宜 yí (yi2)The component 月 is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 宜 yí (yi2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

宜 also appears in:
谊

Example Words

Common

便宜 
宜家 

Uncommon

事宜 
信宜 
宜人 
宜昌 
宜兴 (宜興)
宜宾 (宜賓)
相宜 
适宜 (適宜)

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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.
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