• 902nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to melt (metal) • to cancel or annul • to sell • to spend • to fasten with a bolt • bolt or pin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

促销 (促銷)
热销 (熱銷)
营销 (營銷)
销售 (銷售)
销量 (銷量)

Uncommon

传销 (傳銷)
报销 (報銷)
推销 (推銷)
推销员 (推銷員)
撤销 (撤銷)
畅销 (暢銷)
直销 (直銷)
经销商 (經銷商)
花销 (花銷)
注销 (註銷)
销售额 (銷售額)
销毁 (銷毀)
销魂 (銷魂)
开销 (開銷)

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  • 1346th 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. hún (hun2)soul • spirit • immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hún (hun2)The component is pronounced as 'yún' (yun2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

灵魂 (靈魂)
惊魂 (驚魂)

Uncommon

神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
迷魂 
销魂 (銷魂)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.