1. 螺
  2. 桿

螺

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  • 2381st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
螺→
虫累
2Radical
螺→
虫insect田field糸silk
3Graphical
螺→
口丨𠂉冂一丨一㇛丶亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. luó (luo2)spiral shell • snail • conch

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 螺 luó (luo2)The component 累 is pronounced as 'lěi' (lei3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 螺 luó (luo2)The component 累 is pronounced as 'lèi' (lei4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 螺 luó (luo2)The component 累 is pronounced as 'léi' (lei2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

海螺 
田螺 
螺旋 
螺丝 (螺絲)

Uncommon

螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)
螺旋藻 
螺栓 
螺母 
螺纹 (螺紋)
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
螺蛳 (螺螄)
陀螺 

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桿

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Previous (泄)Next (挨)
  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
桿→
木旱
2Radical
桿→
木tree日sun/day干dry
3Graphical
桿→
一丨八口一一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 旱 is pronounced as 'hàn' (han4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線桿)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
杆子 (桿子)
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
螺杆 (螺桿)
电杆 (電桿)

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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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