• 1495th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (xi1)dried meat • also pr. [xi2]
2. (la4)December • preserved (meat)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (xi1)The component is pronounced as '' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

希腊 (希臘)
腊月 (臘月)

Medium Frequency

腊八粥 (臘八粥)
腊梅 (臘梅)
腊肠 (臘腸)
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  • 1157th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (Mei2)surname Mei
2. méi (mei2)plum • plum flower • Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
3. méi (mei2)variant of 梅[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
梅花 

Medium Frequency

卡梅伦 (卡梅倫)
望梅止渴 
梅子 
梅州 
梅林 
梅毒 
梅县 (梅縣)
梅花鹿 
梅兰芳 (梅蘭芳)
梅雨 
杨梅 (楊梅)
腊梅 (臘梅)
话梅 (話梅)
酸梅 
黄梅戏 (黃梅戲)
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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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