• 804th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Hu2)surname Hu
2. (hu2)non-Han people, esp. from central Asia • reckless • outrageous • what? • why? • to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
3. (hu2)see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
4. (hu2)beard • mustache • whiskers

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (hu2)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

二胡 
 
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)
胡子 (鬍子)

Medium Frequency

死胡同 
胡乱 (胡亂)
胡同 
胡扯 
胡搅 (胡攪)
胡桃 
胡椒 
胡椒粉 
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
胡话 (胡話)
胡说 (胡說)
胡适 (胡適)
胡锦涛 (胡錦濤)
胡闹 (胡鬧)
胡须 (鬍鬚)
黑胡椒 
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  • 764th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. luàn (luan4)in confusion or disorder • in a confused state of mind • disorder • upheaval • riot • illicit sexual relations • to throw into disorder • to mix up • indiscriminate • random • arbitrary

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

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乱世 (亂世)

Medium Frequency

乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
乱糟糟 (亂糟糟)
凌乱 (凌亂)
慌乱 (慌亂)
手忙脚乱 (手忙腳亂)
捣乱 (搗亂)
扰乱 (擾亂)
活蹦乱跳 (活蹦亂跳)
混乱 (混亂)
紊乱 (紊亂)
缭乱 (繚亂)
胡乱 (胡亂)
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
错乱 (錯亂)
杂乱 (雜亂)
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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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