• 792nd 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. dùn (dun4)to stop • to pause • to arrange • to lay out • to kowtow • to stamp (one's foot) • at once • classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dùn (dun4)The component is pronounced as 'tún' (tun2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for dùn (dun4)The component is pronounced as 'zhūn' (zhun1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

顿时 (頓時)

Uncommon

休斯顿 (休斯頓)
停顿 (停頓)
克林顿 (克林頓)
劳顿 (勞頓)
博尔顿 (博爾頓)
困顿 (困頓)
安顿 (安頓)
希尔顿 (希爾頓)
捶胸顿足 (捶胸頓足)
整顿 (整頓)
曼哈顿 (曼哈頓)
波士顿 (波士頓)
汉密尔顿 (漢密爾頓)
牛顿 (牛頓)
立顿 (立頓)
茅塞顿开 (茅塞頓開)
华盛顿 (華盛頓)
顿悟 (頓悟)
顿挫 (頓挫)
顿觉 (頓覺)
顿足 (頓足)

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  • 2421st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cuò (cuo4)obstructed • to fail • to oppress • to repress • to lower the tone • to bend back • to dampen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cuò (cuo4)The component is pronounced as 'zuò' (zuo4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cuò (cuo4)The component is pronounced as 'cōng' (cong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for cuò (cuo4)The component is pronounced as 'cóng' (cong2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

挫折 

Uncommon

挫败 (挫敗)

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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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