• 757th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎi (mai3)to buy • to purchase

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mǎi (mai3)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

买到 (買到)
购买 (購買)

Uncommon

招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
收买 (收買)
牙买加 (牙買加)
买入 (買入)
买单 (買單)
买回 (買回)
买好 (買好)
买家 (買家)
买卖 (買賣)

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  • 972nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mài (mai4)to sell • to betray • to spare no effort • to show off or flaunt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mài (mai4)The component is pronounced as 'mǎi' (mai3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for mài (mai4)The component is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

外卖 (外賣)
热卖 (熱賣)
卖萌 (賣萌)

Uncommon

出卖 (出賣)
专卖 (專賣)
专卖店 (專賣店)
小卖部 (小賣部)
拍卖 (拍賣)
拍卖会 (拍賣會)
拐卖 (拐賣)
烧卖 (燒賣)
甩卖 (甩賣)
义卖 (義賣)
变卖 (變賣)
贩卖 (販賣)
买卖 (買賣)
卖傻 (賣傻)
卖出 (賣出)
卖力 (賣力)
卖命 (賣命)
卖弄 (賣弄)
卖掉 (賣掉)
卖淫 (賣淫)
卖相 (賣相)
卖身 (賣身)
卖点 (賣點)
贱卖 (賤賣)
转卖 (轉賣)

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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.