1. 劳
  2. 工

劳

Previous (居)Next (财)
  • 678th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
劳→
艹No glyph available
2Radical
劳→
艹grass冖cover力power/force
3Graphical
劳→
艹冖㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láo (lao2)toil
2. lào (lao4)to console

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 劳 láo (lao2)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 劳 láo (lao2)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 劳 lào (lao4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 劳 lào (lao4)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

劳 also appears in:
捞唠涝崂痨耢铹

Example Words

Common

功劳 (功勞)
劳动 (勞動)
劳资 (勞資)
勤劳 (勤勞)
疲劳 (疲勞)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Uncommon

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
劳作 (勞作)
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳力 (勞力)
劳力士 (勞力士)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动节 (勞動節)
劳动者 (勞動者)
劳工 (勞工)
劳心 (勞心)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
劳模 (勞模)
劳碌 (勞碌)
劳累 (勞累)
劳苦 (勞苦)
劳逸 (勞逸)
劳顿 (勞頓)
徒劳 (徒勞)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
慰劳 (慰勞)
操劳 (操勞)
效劳 (效勞)
犒劳 (犒勞)
耐劳 (耐勞)
举手之劳 (舉手之勞)
辛劳 (辛勞)
过劳 (過勞)
酬劳 (酬勞)

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工

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Previous (已)Next (使)
  • 118th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 394 words
  • Component in 121 characters

Decomposition

1Once
工→
一丄
2Radical
工→
工work
3Graphical
工→
一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gōng (gong1)work • worker • skill • profession • trade • craft • labor

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 工 gōng (gong1)The component 工 is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

工 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

员工 (員工)
工作 
工资 (工資)

Uncommon

人工 
做工 
分工 
加工 
化工 
完工 
工人 
工作室 
工作日 
工作服 
工作者 
工作量 
工伤 (工傷)
工具 
工商 
工地 
工夫 
工厂 (工廠)
工时 (工時)
工会 (工會)
工业 (工業)
工程 
工程师 (工程師)
工艺 (工藝)
工艺品 (工藝品)
工行 
手工 
打工 
收工 
放工 
施工 
民工 
清洁工 (清潔工)
特工 
理工 
罢工 (罷工)
义工 (義工)
职工 (職工)
临时工 (臨時工)
苦工 
农民工 (農民工)
开工 (開工)

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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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