• 1046th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zāo (zao1)to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) • classifier for events: time, turn, incident

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cáo' (cao2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for zāo (zao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

惨遭 (慘遭)

Uncommon

遭到 
遭受 
遭罪 
遭遇 

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  • 22nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.50% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 142 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dào (dao4)to (a place) • until (a time) • up to • to go • to arrive

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

到底 
回到 
得到 
想到 
找到 
收到 
签到 (簽到)
遇到 

Uncommon

不到 
来到 (來到)
做到 
到位 
到来 (到來)
到家 
到手 
到处 (到處)
到达 (到達)
受到 
感到 
接到 
提到 
碰到 
等到 
听到 (聽到)
见到 (見到)
买到 (買到)
达到 (達到)
迟到 (遲到)
领到 (領到)

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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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