• 2838th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāo (dao1)garrulous
2. tāo (tao1)to receive the benefit of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dāo (dao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for tāo (tao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

唠叨 (嘮叨)

Uncommon

叨叨 
叨唠 (叨嘮)
念叨 
絮叨 
絮絮叨叨 

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  • 3393rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láo (lao2)to chatter
2. lào (lao4)to gossip • to chat (topolect)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as 'láo' (lao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as 'lào' (lao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as 'láo' (lao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as 'lào' (lao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

唠叨 (嘮叨)

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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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