• 2880th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǒu (Gou3)surname Gou
2. gǒu (gou3)if • supposing • careless • negligent • temporarily

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǒu (gou3)The component is pronounced as 'gōu' (gou1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for gǒu (gou3)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

苟且 

Uncommon

一丝不苟 (一絲不苟)
苟同 
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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  • 296th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiě (qie3)and • moreover • yet • for the time being • to be about to • both (... and...)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

而且 

Uncommon

并且 (並且)
况且 (況且)

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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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