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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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• old (of people) • venerable (person) • experienced • of long standing • always • all the time • of the past • very • outdated • (of meat etc) tough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 lǎo (lao3)The component is pronounced as 'lǎo' (lao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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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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  • 1081st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (hu3)tiger • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (hu3)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

老虎 
卧虎 (臥虎)
雅虎 

Uncommon

唐伯虎 
壁虎 
如虎添翼 
狼吞虎咽 
猛虎 
白虎 
老虎机 (老虎機)
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
虎口 
虎子 
虎年 
虎牙 
虎视眈眈 (虎視眈眈)
虎跳峡 (虎跳峽)
虎门 (虎門)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
路虎 
马虎 (馬虎)
马马虎虎 (馬馬虎虎)
龙虎 (龍虎)

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  • 111th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 548 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𢆶𢆶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ji1)surname Ji
2. (ji1)machine • engine • opportunity • intention • aircraft • pivot • crucial point • flexible (quick-witted) • organic • CL:臺|台[tai2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

司机 (司機)
手机 (手機)
机场 (機場)
机会 (機會)
机遇 (機遇)
飞机 (飛機)

Uncommon

主机 (主機)
乘机 (乘機)
停机 (停機)
先机 (先機)
动机 (動機)
危机 (危機)
取款机 (取款機)
吹风机 (吹風機)
商机 (商機)
契机 (契機)
座机 (座機)
待机 (待機)
心机 (心機)
战机 (戰機)
战斗机 (戰鬥機)
打印机 (打印機)
打火机 (打火機)
投机 (投機)
拖拉机 (拖拉機)
接机 (接機)
摄像机 (攝像機)
搅拌机 (攪拌機)
收音机 (收音機)
时机 (時機)
有机 (有機)
机制 (機制)
机动 (機動)
机动车 (機動車)
机器 (機器)
机器人 (機器人)
机房 (機房)
机敏 (機敏)
机智 (機智)
机械 (機械)
机构 (機構)
机油 (機油)
机率 (機率)
机票 (機票)
机缘 (機緣)
机能 (機能)
机身 (機身)
机车 (機車)
机长 (機長)
机关 (機關)
机灵 (機靈)
机体 (機體)
死机 (死機)
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
照相机 (照相機)
玄机 (玄機)
班机 (班機)
生机 (生機)
登机 (登機)
登机口 (登機口)
登机牌 (登機牌)
发动机 (發動機)
直升机 (直升機)
相机 (相機)
耳机 (耳機)
良机 (良機)
计算机 (計算機)
趁机 (趁機)
转机 (轉機)
游戏机 (遊戲機)
开机 (開機)
关机 (關機)
随机 (隨機)
电视机 (電視機)
飞机场 (飛機場)
饮水机 (飲水機)

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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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