• 496th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 183 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (la4)to leave out • to be missing • to leave behind or forget to bring • to lag or fall behind
2. lào (lao4)see 落[luo4]
3. luò (luo4)to fall or drop • (of the sun) to set • (of a tide) to go out • to lower • to decline or sink • to lag or fall behind • to fall onto • to rest with • to get or receive • to write down • whereabouts • settlement

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

低落 
堕落 (墮落)
失落 
落下 
落地 
落后 (落後)
角落 
部落 

Uncommon

丢三落四 (丟三落四)
冷落 
利落 
回落 
坐落 
坠落 (墜落)
大起大落 
掉落 
散落 
数落 (數落)
日落 
村落 
段落 
没落 (沒落)
流落 
沦落 (淪落)
滑落 
磊落 
空落落 
脱落 (脫落)
落伍 
落入 
落寞 
落实 (落實)
落差 
落幕 
落得 
落户 (落戶)
落日 
落枕 
落水 
落泪 (落淚)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
落空 
落脚 (落腳)
落叶 (落葉)
落魄 
着落 (著落)
跌落 
遗落 (遺落)
降落 
降落伞 (降落傘)
陨落 (隕落)
飘落 (飄落)

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  • 410th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 492 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huā (Hua1)surname Hua
2. huā (hua1)flower • blossom • CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] • fancy pattern • florid • to spend (money, time)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huā' (hua1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huà' (hua4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

桃花运 (桃花運)
烟花 (煙花)
花儿 (花兒)
花园 (花園)
花心 
花生 
花轿 (花轎)
菊花 
雪花 
鲜花 (鮮花)

Uncommon

五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
冰花 
印花 
大丽花 (大麗花)
天花板 
如花 
心花怒放 
拈花惹草 
挑花眼 
提花 
插花 
昙花 (曇花)
昙花一现 (曇花一現)
松花江 
松花蛋 
柳暗花明 
校花 
桂花 
桃花源 
梅花 
棉花 
棉花糖 
樱花 (櫻花)
水仙花 
水花 
浪花 
泪花 (淚花)
火花 
爆米花 
玫瑰花 
白花花 
百合花 
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
盆花 
眼花 
眼花缭乱 (眼花繚亂)
礼花 (禮花)
种花 (種花)
红花 (紅花)
繁花 
绣花 (繡花)
花光 
花卉 
花丛 (花叢)
花名 
花哨 
花坛 (花壇)
花季 
花掉 
花旦 
花期 
花木 
花木兰 (花木蘭)
花朵 
花束 
花枝 
花椒 
花样 (花樣)
花火 
花炮 
花灯 (花燈)
花瓣 
花瓶 
花生米 
花生酱 (花生醬)
花痴 
花盆 
花粉 
花纹 (花紋)
花絮 
花色 
花茶 
花草 
花菜 
花蕾 
花街 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
花费 (花費)
花车 (花車)
花边 (花邊)
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
花销 (花銷)
花钱 (花錢)
花雕 
花香 
花鸟 (花鳥)
茉莉花 
茶花 
荷花 
菊花茶 
菜花 
落花流水 
葵花 
葵花子 
莲花 (蓮花)
葱花 (蔥花)
兰花 (蘭花)
西兰花 (西蘭花)
豆花 
野花 
锦上添花 (錦上添花)
开花 (開花)
雕花 
零花钱 (零花錢)
青花 
青花瓷 
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
麻花 
黄花 (黃花)

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  • 396th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 358 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (liu2)to flow • to disseminate • to circulate or spread • to move or drift • to degenerate • to banish or send into exile • stream of water or sth resembling one • class, rate or grade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liú (liu2)The component is pronounced as 'liú' (liu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

交流 
流星 
流星雨 
流氓 
流浪 
流泪 (流淚)
流行 
流量 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
潮流 
风流 (風流)

Uncommon

一流 
上流 
下流 
主流 
人流 
倒流 
回流 
寒流 
横流 (橫流)
水流 
河流 
流干 (流乾)
流传 (流傳)
流入 
流出 
流利 
流动 (流動)
流动性 (流動性)
流失 
流年 
流感 
流畅 (流暢)
流水 
流汗 
流浪汉 (流浪漢)
流淌 
流产 (流產)
流程 
流落 
流苏 (流蘇)
流血 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
流转 (流轉)
流通 
流逝 
流连 (流連)
流离 (流離)
流露 
流鼻涕 
漂流 
物流 
痛哭流涕 
直流 
禽流感 
细水长流 (細水長流)
血流 
车流 (車流)
轮流 (輪流)
逆流 
随波逐流 (隨波逐流)
双流 (雙流)
电流 (電流)
头破血流 (頭破血流)

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  • 202nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 750 words
  • Component in 516 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuǐ (Shui3)surname Shui
2. shuǐ (shui3)water • river • liquid • beverage • additional charges or income • (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shuǐ (shui3)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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尿沿湿鸿簿涿髿绿絿祿

Example Words

Common

口水 
水分 
水平 
水晶 
水果 
水浒 (水滸)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
水瓶座 
水饺 (水餃)
汗水 
泪水 (淚水)
清水 
热水 (熱水)
开水 (開水)
香水 

Uncommon

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
下水 
下水道 
冰水 
冷水 
出水 
分水岭 (分水嶺)
墨水 
大力水手 
大水 
天水 
奶水 
山水 
山穷水尽 (山窮水盡)
心如止水 
拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
排水 
放水 
柠檬水 (檸檬水)
水上 
水下 
水仙 
水仙花 
水利 
水印 
水土 
水土不服 
水城 
水域 
水墨 
水壶 (水壺)
水库 (水庫)
水彩 
水手 
水族馆 (水族館)
水星 
水晶球 
水桶 
水母 
水池 
水汽 
水泡 
水泥 
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
水流 
水深 
水源 
水准 (水準)
水沟 (水溝)
水温 (水溫)
水滴 
水珠 
水产 (水產)
水痘 
水疗 (水療)
水管 
水系 
水肿 (水腫)
水花 
水草 
水蜜桃 
水货 (水貨)
水质 (水質)
水路 
水军 (水軍)
水边 (水邊)
水里 
水量 
水电 (水電)
水灵 (水靈)
水灵灵 (水靈靈)
水面 
水龙头 (水龍頭)
江水 
污水 
汽水 
河水 
沸水 
泉水 
泡水 
注水 
洗发水 (洗髮水)
洪水 
流水 
流水账 (流水賬)
海水 
凉水 (涼水)
淡水 
淡水湖 
净水器 (淨水器)
浅水 (淺水)
溺水 
滴水 
滚水 (滾水)
漏水 
潜水 (潛水)
潜水艇 (潛水艇)
潮水 
浇水 (澆水)
灌水 
热水器 (熱水器)
热水澡 (熱水澡)
热水袋 (熱水袋)
烧水 (燒水)
白水 
白开水 (白開水)
眼药水 (眼藥水)
矿泉水 (礦泉水)
秀水 
秋水 
糖水 
细水长流 (細水長流)
绿水 (綠水)
缩水 (縮水)
羊水 
背水一战 (背水一戰)
脱水 (脫水)
胶水 (膠水)
自来水 (自來水)
苦水 
万水千山 (萬水千山)
落水 
落花流水 
薪水 
药水 (藥水)
血水 
行云流水 (行雲流水)
衡水 
覆水难收 (覆水難收)
跳水 
车水马龙 (車水馬龍)
进水 (進水)
酒水 
防水 
降水 
陈水扁 (陳水扁)
雨水 
露水 
顺水 (順水)
风水 (風水)
风水轮流转 (風水輪流轉)
饮水 (飲水)
饮水机 (飲水機)
饮用水 (飲用水)
卤水 (鹵水)
盐水 (鹽水)
丽水 (麗水)
鼻水 

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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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