• 1106th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 141 words
  • Component in 22 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Ma2)surname Ma
2. (ma2)generic name for hemp, flax etc • hemp or flax fiber for textile materials • sesame • CL:縷|缕[lu:3] • (of materials) rough or coarse • pocked • pitted • to have pins and needles or tingling • to feel numb

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ma2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

麻将 (麻將)
麻烦 (麻煩)

Uncommon

亚麻 (亞麻)
密密麻麻 
发麻 (發麻)
肉麻 
芝麻 
芝麻官 
麻木 
麻油 
麻痹 (麻痺)
麻花 
麻袋 
麻辣 
麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)
麻醉 
麻雀 
黑芝麻 

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  • 693rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 256 words
  • Component in 592 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Mu4)surname Mu
2. (mu4)tree • wood • coffin • wooden • simple • numb • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:
椿槿粿

Example Words

Common

木瓜 
木耳 
木头 (木頭)
乌鲁木齐 (烏魯木齊)
花木兰 (花木蘭)
麻木 
黑木耳 

Uncommon

伐木 
佳木斯 
原木 
呆若木鸡 (呆若木雞)
啄木鸟 (啄木鳥)
乔木 (喬木)
土木 
有木有 
木乃伊 
木偶 
木匠 
木工 
木料 
木星 
木材 
木板 
木桶 
木棉 
木棍 
木炭 
木兰 (木蘭)
木制 (木製)
木讷 (木訥)
木质 (木質)
木马 (木馬)
木鱼 (木魚)
朽木 
林木 
枯木 
樟木 
树木 (樹木)
橡木 
灌木 
乌鲁木齐市 (烏魯木齊市)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
番木瓜 
白木耳 
积木 (積木)
红木 (紅木)
纳木错 (納木錯)
花木 
草木 
铃木 (鈴木)
霍尔木兹 (霍爾木茲)

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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.