• 1220th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mào (Mao4)surname Mao
2. mào (mao4)to emit • to give off • to send out (or up, forth) • brave • bold • to cover • to act under false pretences

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mào (mao4)The component is pronounced as 'mào' (mao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for mào (mao4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

感冒 

Uncommon

假冒 
冒充 
冒烟 (冒煙)
冒险 (冒險)
冒雨 
感冒药 (感冒藥)

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  • 671st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 93 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiǎn (xian3)danger • dangerous • rugged

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiǎn (xian3)The component is pronounced as 'qiān' (qian1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

保险 (保險)
冒险 (冒險)
危险 (危險)
风险 (風險)

Uncommon

保险杠 (保險槓)
保险柜 (保險櫃)
保险箱 (保險箱)
保险费 (保險費)
凶险 (兇險)
探险 (探險)
探险家 (探險家)
历险 (歷險)
脱险 (脫險)
艰险 (艱險)
避险 (避險)
阴险 (陰險)
险些 (險些)
险恶 (險惡)
险阻 (險阻)
惊险 (驚險)

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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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