• 2046th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 74 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diào (diao4)to suspend • to hang up • to hang a person
2. diào (diao4)a string of 100 cash (arch.) • to lament • to condole with

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

上吊 
吊带 (吊帶)
吊灯 (吊燈)
吊瓶 
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)

Uncommon

半吊子 
吊儿郎当 (吊兒郎當)
吊坠 (吊墜)
吊带衫 (吊帶衫)
吊床 
吊扇 
吊挂 (吊掛)
吊桥 (吊橋)
吊死 
吊环 (吊環)
吊绳 (吊繩)
吊兰 (吊蘭)
吊起 
吊车 (吊車)
吊销 (吊銷)
塔吊 
凭吊 (憑弔)

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  • 902nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to melt (metal) • to cancel or annul • to sell • to spend • to fasten with a bolt • bolt or pin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

促销 (促銷)
热销 (熱銷)
营销 (營銷)
销售 (銷售)
销量 (銷量)

Uncommon

传销 (傳銷)
报销 (報銷)
推销 (推銷)
推销员 (推銷員)
撤销 (撤銷)
畅销 (暢銷)
直销 (直銷)
经销商 (經銷商)
花销 (花銷)
注销 (註銷)
销售额 (銷售額)
销毁 (銷毀)
销魂 (銷魂)
开销 (開銷)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.