1. 胡
  2. 蘿
  3. 蔔
  4. 素

胡

Previous (索)Next (款)
  • 804th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 115 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
胡→
古月
2Radical
胡→
十ten口mouth月moon
3Graphical
胡→
一丨口冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

胡 also appears in:
湖糊蝴瑚葫鹕猢煳醐餬鍸

Example Words

Common

二胡 
胡同 
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
胡椒粉 
胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)
胡子 (鬍子)

Uncommon

死胡同 
胡乱 (胡亂)
胡扯 
胡搅 (胡攪)
胡桃 
胡椒 
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
胡话 (胡話)
胡说 (胡說)
胡说八道 (胡說八道)
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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蘿

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Previous (咯)Next (汹)
  • 2739th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蘿→
艹羅
2Radical
蘿→
艹grass罒net糹silk隹small bird
3Graphical
蘿→
艹口丨㇛丶丶㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. luó (luo2)radish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蘿 luó (luo2)The component 羅 is pronounced as 'luó' (luo2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)
萝卜 (蘿蔔)

Uncommon

胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
菠萝 (菠蘿)
萝莉 (蘿莉)
萝卜糕 (蘿蔔糕)

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蔔

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Previous (罩)Next (炉)
  • 1976th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蔔→
艹匐
2Radical
蔔→
艹grass勹wrap一one口mouth田field
3Graphical
蔔→
艹㇆㇒一口冂一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bo (bo5)see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蔔 bo (bo5)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

萝卜 (蘿蔔)

Uncommon

胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)

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素

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Previous (伤)Next (药)
  • 660th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 216 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
素→
龶糸
2Radical
素→
龶N/A糸silk
3Graphical
素→
龶㇛丶亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sù (su4)raw silk • white • plain, unadorned • vegetarian (food) • essence • nature • element • constituent • usually • always • ever

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

素 also appears in:
愫嗉膆螦

Example Words

Common

元素 
因素 
素材 
素质 (素質)
维生素 (維生素)

Uncommon

像素 
吃素 
安之若素 
尿素 
抗生素 
朴素 (樸素)
毒素 
激素 
番茄红素 (番茄紅素)
白素贞 (白素貞)
素描 
素菜 
素颜 (素顏)
素食 
素食者 
素养 (素養)
纤维素 (纖維素)
罗素 (羅素)
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
胰岛素 (胰島素)
肾上腺素 (腎上腺素)
色素 
荤素 (葷素)
要素 
护发素 (護髮素)
霉素 
黑素 
黑色素 

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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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