• 2415th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (la4)hot (spicy) • pungent

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

辣椒 
麻辣 

Uncommon

火辣 
火辣辣 
辛辣 
辣妹 
辣子 
辣椒酱 (辣椒醬)
酸甜苦辣 
麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)

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  • 1183rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèi (mei4)younger sister

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as 'wèi' (wei4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

妹妹 

Uncommon

妹子 
姐妹 
学妹 (學妹)
小妹 
表妹 

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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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