• 2334th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máo (Mao2)surname Mao
2. máo (mao2)reeds • rushes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'máo' (mao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for máo (mao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
茅台 (茅臺)

Uncommon

三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
名列前茅 
思茅 
茅塞顿开 (茅塞頓開)
茅屋 
茅房 
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
香茅 

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  • 388th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 6 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 298 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tái (Tai2)Taiwan (abbr.) • surname Tai
2. tái (tai2)(classical) you (in letters) • platform
3. tái (tai2)desk • platform
4. tái (Tai2)Taiwan (abbr.)
5. tái (tai2)platform • stage • terrace • stand • support • desk • station • broadcasting station • classifier for vehicles or machines
6. tái (tai2)typhoon

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

台北 
台湾 (台灣)
台词 (台詞)
天台 
平台 (平臺)
舞台 (舞臺)
茅台 (茅臺)
阳台 (陽臺)
电台 (電臺)
电视台 (電視臺)

Uncommon

上台 
下台 (下臺)
出台 (出臺)
前台 (前臺)
台下 
台中 
台南 
台商 
台大 
台山 
台山市 
台州 
台州市 
台币 (台幣)
台式 
台球 
吧台 
天文台 
展台 (展臺)
工作台 (工作檯)
后台 (後台)
打擂台 (打擂臺)
拆台 (拆臺)
擂台 (擂臺)
服务台 (服務台)
梳妆台 (梳妝檯)
楼台 (樓臺)
台灯 (檯燈)
柜台 (櫃檯)
气象台 (氣象台)
潜台词 (潛台詞)
烟台 (煙台)
烛台 (燭臺)
看台 
炮台 (砲臺)
窗台 (窗臺)
站台 
台上 (臺上)
台子 (臺子)
台独 (臺獨)
台阶 (臺階)
台面 (臺面)
台风 (臺風)
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
丰台 (豐台)
丰台区 (豐台區)
转台 (轉台)
邢台 
开台 (開臺)
露台 (露臺)

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  • 795th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǔ (jiu3)wine (esp. rice wine) • liquor • spirits • alcoholic beverage • CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

下酒 
啤酒 
酒吧 
酒店 

Uncommon

喜酒 
喝酒 
戒酒 
敬酒 
料酒 
清酒 
烟酒 (煙酒)
白酒 
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
葡萄酒 
解酒 
酒味 
酒家 
酒席 
酒后 (酒後)
酒会 (酒會)
酒杯 
酒楼 (酒樓)
酒水 
酒窝 (酒窩)
酒精 
酒庄 (酒莊)
酒足饭饱 (酒足飯飽)
酒醉 
酒醒 
酒酿 (酒釀)
酒量 
酒驾 (酒駕)
酒鬼 
醉酒 
饮酒 (飲酒)
黄酒 (黃酒)

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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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