• 1795th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tūn (tun1)to swallow • to take

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tūn (tun1)The component is pronounced as 'tiān' (tian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

吞噬 
私吞 

Uncommon

侵吞 
吞吞吐吐 
吞咽 
吞没 (吞沒)
吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)
吞食 
忍气吞声 (忍氣吞聲)
慢吞吞 
狼吞虎咽 
云吞 (雲吞)

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  • 691st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 168 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yún (Yun2)surname Yun • abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 sheng3]
2. yún (yun2)cloud • CL:朵[duo3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as 'yún' (yun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for yún (yun2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

多云 (多雲)
浮云 (浮雲)
白云 (白雲)
赵云 (趙雲)
云南 (雲南)
风云 (風雲)

Uncommon

九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
凌云 (凌雲)
刘青云 (劉青雲)
密云 (密雲)
彩云 (彩雲)
星云 (星雲)
乌云 (烏雲)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
白云区 (白雲區)
祥云 (祥雲)
行云流水 (行雲流水)
连云港 (連雲港)
阴云 (陰雲)
云南省 (雲南省)
云吞 (雲吞)
云层 (雲層)
云彩 (雲彩)
云朵 (雲朵)
云浮 (雲浮)
云烟 (雲煙)
云端 (雲端)
云雀 (雲雀)
云集 (雲集)
云雨 (雲雨)
云霄 (雲霄)
云雾 (雲霧)
青云 (青雲)

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  • 1651st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (tu3)to spit • to put • to say
2. (tu4)to vomit • to throw up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (tu3)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (tu4)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

吐司 
呕吐 (嘔吐)
谈吐 (談吐)

Uncommon

催吐 
倾吐 (傾吐)
吐口 
吐字 
吐故纳新 (吐故納新)
吐气 (吐氣)
吐痰 
吐艳 (吐艷)
吐苦水 
吐露 
吐鲁番 (吐魯番)
吞吞吐吐 
吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)
呕吐物 (嘔吐物)

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  • 1668th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (wu4)fog • mist • CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (wu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for (wu4)The component is pronounced as '' (yu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

大雾 (大霧)
烟雾 (煙霧)

Uncommon

一头雾水 (一頭霧水)
吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)
喷雾 (噴霧)
浓雾 (濃霧)
莲雾 (蓮霧)
薄雾 (薄霧)
迷雾 (迷霧)
云雾 (雲霧)
雾气 (霧氣)
雾蒙蒙 (霧蒙蒙)
雾霭 (霧靄)

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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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