• 3615th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)a carpenter's plane • to plane • to level • to make smooth
2. páo (pao2)to eliminate • to dig • to question

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for páo (pao2)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

刨冰 

Uncommon

刨子 
刨根问底 (刨根問底)

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  • 1068th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 137 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bīng (bing1)ice • CL:塊|块[kuai4] • methamphetamine (slang)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bīng (bing1)The component is pronounced as 'bīng' (bing1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

冰冷 
冰山 
冰淇淋 
冰箱 
冰糖 
结冰 (結冰)

Uncommon

冰冻 (冰凍)
冰块 (冰塊)
冰天雪地 
冰封 
冰岛 (冰島)
冰川 
冰心 
冰棍 
冰水 
冰河 
冰凉 (冰涼)
冰激凌 
冰灯 (冰燈)
冰糖葫芦 (冰糖葫蘆)
冰花 
冰镇 (冰鎮)
冰雕 
冰雪 
冰雹 
冰点 (冰點)
李冰冰 
溜冰 
滑冰 

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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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