• 3052nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)enzyme • ferment

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

消化酶 

Uncommon

聚合酶 
胃蛋白酶 
辅酶 (輔酶)
转氨酶 (轉氨酶)
酶原 

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  • 193rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 250 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)former • original • primary • raw • level • cause • source

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

原来 (原來)
原因 
原文 
原谅 (原諒)

Uncommon

中原 
原位 
原先 
原则 (原則)
原创 (原創)
原地 
原型 
原始 
原料 
原有 
原本 
原油 
原理 
原点 (原點)
太原 
平原 
草原 
还原 (還原)
高原 

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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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