1. 耳
  2. 鬓
  3. 厮
  4. 磨

耳

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  • 885th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 126 words
  • Component in 110 characters

Decomposition

1Once
耳→
㔿二
2Radical
耳→
耳ear
3Graphical
耳→
二丨二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ěr (er3)ear • handle (archaeology) • and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 耳 ěr (er3)The component 二 is pronounced as 'èr' (er4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 耳 ěr (er3)The component 耳 is pronounced as 'ěr' (er3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

耳 also appears in:
最取联职敢闻耳趣耶聚辑摄聪聊骤耸耻聘娶耽耿聂聋慑饵缉茸撮橄揖辄蹑憨聆瞰珥椰耷嗫楫弭葺诹颞聒洱聩揶镊鲰聃嘬铒鄹阚戢陬聬佴聱聽蕞聍耵聲蕺聞聯聭聖聛滠澉職讝聴驟聠褧葞麣聦菆聣聰聧饏聜矙聺聟聝聵諏耴聫緅聸鍓眲箿緝聡聹聻聾輒鋷餌聶

Example Words

Common

耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Uncommon

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳屎 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳边风 (耳邊風)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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鬓

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  • 3740th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鬓→
髟宾
2Radical
鬓→
髟hair宀roof兵N/A
3Graphical
鬓→
彐一㇛丶彡冖丶兵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bìn (bin4)temples • hair on the temples

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鬓 bìn (bin4)The component 宾 is pronounced as 'bīn' (bin1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 鬓 bìn (bin4)The component 髟 is pronounced as 'biāo' (biao1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 鬓 bìn (bin4)The component 兵 is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

鬓角 (鬢角)

Uncommon

耳鬓厮磨 (耳鬢廝磨)
鬓毛 (鬢毛)
鬓发 (鬢髮)

厮

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  • 3108th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
厮→
厂斯
2Radical
厮→
厂cliff甘sweet一one八eight/divide斤axe
3Graphical
厮→
厂艹二一八丿㇒一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sī (si1)variant of 廝|厮[si1]
2. sī (si1)mutually • with one another • manservant • boy servant • guy (derog.)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 厮 sī (si1)The component 斯 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 厮 sī (si1)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

厮守 (廝守)

Uncommon

厮杀 (廝殺)
厮混 (廝混)

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磨

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  • 1535th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
磨→
麻石
2Radical
磨→
麻hemp石stone
3Graphical
磨→
厂丶林一丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mó (mo2)to rub • to grind • to polish • to sharpen • to wear down • to die out • to waste time • to pester • to insist
2. mò (mo4)grindstone • to grind • to turn round

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 mó (mo2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 mò (mo4)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

磨 also appears in:
蘑耱饝

Example Words

Common

折磨 
磨坊 

Uncommon

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨磨蹭蹭 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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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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