• 166th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.13% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 347 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (Jia1)abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]
2. jiā (jia1)to add • plus

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

加入 
加油 
参加 (參加)
增加 
更加 

Uncommon

加上 
加以 
加倍 
加大 
加州 
加工 
加强 (加強)
加快 
加拿大 
加油站 
加深 
加热 (加熱)
加班 
加盟 
加薪 
加号 (加號)
加速 
加重 
加点 (加點)
外加 
新加坡 
添加 
芝加哥 

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  • 1416th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (Fei1)abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]
2. fēi (fei1)luxuriant (plant growth) • rich with fragrance • phenanthrene C14H10
3. fěi (fei3)poor • humble • unworthy • radish (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for fěi (fei3)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

王菲 
菲律宾 (菲律賓)

Uncommon

加菲猫 (加菲貓)
卡扎菲 
洛克菲勒 
菲力 
菲菲 
苏菲 (蘇菲)
达菲 (達菲)

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  • 1671st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. māo (mao1)cat • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for māo (mao1)The component is pronounced as 'miáo' (miao2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for māo (mao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

夜猫子 (夜貓子)
熊猫 (熊貓)
猫咪 (貓咪)

Uncommon

加菲猫 (加菲貓)
大熊猫 (大熊貓)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
熊猫眼 (熊貓眼)
狸猫 (狸貓)
猫儿 (貓兒)
猫眼 (貓眼)
猫腻 (貓膩)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)
躲猫猫 (躲貓貓)
龙猫 (龍貓)

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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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