• 1864th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ku4)ruthless • strong (e.g. of wine) • (of sb or sth) cool (loanword)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ku4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

残酷 (殘酷)

Uncommon

优酷 (優酷)
冷酷 
冷酷无情 (冷酷無情)
酷爱 (酷愛)

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  • 2737th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǔ (shu3)heat • hot weather • summer heat

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

暑假 

Uncommon

中暑 
暑期 
消暑 
避暑 
酷暑 

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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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