• 1363rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lài (Lai4)surname Lai
2. lài (lai4)to depend on • to hang on in a place • bad • to renege (on promise) • to disclaim • to rat (on debts) • rascally • to blame • to put the blame on

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

依赖 (依賴)
信赖 (信賴)
赖床 (賴床)

Uncommon

死皮赖脸 (死皮賴臉)
无赖 (無賴)
百无聊赖 (百無聊賴)
耍赖 (耍賴)
聊赖 (聊賴)
赖皮 (賴皮)

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  • 3022nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ān (an1)ammonia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for ān (an1)The component is pronounced as 'ān' (an1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

氨基酸 

Uncommon

天冬氨酸 
氨基 
聚氨酯 
色氨酸 
苯丙氨酸 
赖氨酸 (賴氨酸)
转氨酶 (轉氨酶)

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  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for suān (suan1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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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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