• 1898th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǒu (Chou3)surname Chou
2. chǒu (chou3)clown • 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
3. chǒu (chou3)shameful • ugly • disgraceful

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

小丑 
丑恶 (醜惡)
丑闻 (醜聞)
丑陋 (醜陋)
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  • 823rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wén (Wen2)surname Wen
2. wén (wen2)to hear • news • well-known • famous • reputation • fame • to smell • to sniff at

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wén (wen2)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

新闻 (新聞)
 ()

Medium Frequency

不闻不问 (不聞不問)
传闻 (傳聞)
喜闻乐见 (喜聞樂見)
奇闻 (奇聞)
所见所闻 (所見所聞)
新闻网 (新聞網)
绯闻 (緋聞)
闻到 (聞到)
闻名 (聞名)
听闻 (聽聞)
要闻 (要聞)
见闻 (見聞)
趣闻 (趣聞)
丑闻 (醜聞)
难闻 (難聞)
默默无闻 (默默無聞)
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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.