• 2326th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qiāo (qiao1)a freckle • lentigo
2. què (que4)small bird • sparrow • also pr. [qiao3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qiāo (qiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

雀巢 
麻雀 

Uncommon

孔雀 
朱雀 
燕雀 
雀斑 
雀跃 (雀躍)
云雀 (雲雀)

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  • 2293rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháo (Chao2)surname Chao
2. cháo (chao2)nest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cháo (chao2)The component is pronounced as 'chuān' (chuan1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

雀巢 

Uncommon

卵巢 
巢湖 
香巢 
鸟巢 (鳥巢)

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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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