• 1714th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Lu:3)surname Lü
2. (lu:3)pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

吕布 (呂布)

Uncommon

吕不韦 (呂不韋)

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  • 1037th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
eyegrasscovertwowrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méng (Meng2)surname Meng
2. mēng (meng1)to deceive • to cheat • to hoodwink • to make a wild guess
3. méng (meng2)blind • dim sighted

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'méng' (meng2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'méng' (meng2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (Meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'mēng' (meng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
5. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
7. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'méng' (meng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
8. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'méng' (meng2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
9. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (Meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
10. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'mēng' (meng1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
11. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
12. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

蒙牛 (矇牛)

Uncommon

吕蒙 (呂矇)
启蒙 (啟矇)
蒙混 (矇混)
蒙蒙亮 (矇矇亮)
蒙骗 (矇騙)

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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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