1. 喜
  2. 怒
  3. 哀
  4. 樂

喜

Previous (初)Next (卫)
  • 667th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 111 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
喜→
士No glyph available
2Radical
喜→
士scholar口mouth丷eight/divide一one口mouth
3Graphical
喜→
一丨一口丷一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xǐ (xi3)to be fond of • to like • to enjoy • to be happy • to feel pleased • happiness • delight • glad

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 喜 xǐ (xi3)The component 士 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 喜 xǐ (xi3)The component 丷 is pronounced as 'xx5' (xx5). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 喜 xǐ (xi3)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

喜 also appears in:
嘻嬉熹僖糦礂蟢

Example Words

Common

喜欢 (喜歡)
惊喜 (驚喜)

Uncommon

喜事 
喜剧 (喜劇)
喜好 
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜悦 (喜悅)
喜爱 (喜愛)
喜庆 (喜慶)
喜洋洋 
报喜 (報喜)
大喜 
恭喜 
恭喜发财 (恭喜發財)
欢喜 (歡喜)
欢天喜地 (歡天喜地)
欢欢喜喜 (歡歡喜喜)

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怒

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Previous (盛)Next (舞)
  • 1141st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
怒→
奴心
2Radical
怒→
女woman又right hand心heart
3Graphical
怒→
㇛一丿㇇㇏𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nù (nu4)anger • fury • flourishing • vigorous

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 怒 nù (nu4)The component 奴 is pronounced as 'nú' (nu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 怒 nù (nu4)The component 女 is pronounced as 'nǚ' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 怒 nù (nu4)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
怒火 
愤怒 (憤怒)

Uncommon

动怒 (動怒)
喜怒无常 (喜怒無常)
大怒 
心花怒放 
怒吼 
怒放 
怒斥 
怒气 (怒氣)
怒骂 (怒罵)
恼怒 (惱怒)
恼羞成怒 (惱羞成怒)
惹怒 
暴怒 
激怒 
发怒 (發怒)

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哀

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Previous (帽)Next (宿)
  • 1749th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
哀→
衣口
2Radical
哀→
衣clothes口mouth
3Graphical
哀→
一丶㇒㇗冫口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āi (Ai1)Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
2. āi (ai1)sorrow • grief • pity • to grieve for • to pity • to lament • to condole

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 哀 āi (ai1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 哀 āi (ai1)The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

哀 also appears in:
锿

Example Words

Common

悲哀 

Uncommon

哀伤 (哀傷)
哀叹 (哀嘆)
哀嚎 
哀家 
哀怨 
哀悼 
哀愁 
哀求 
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
默哀 

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樂

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Previous (刻)Next (否)
  • 619th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 267 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
樂→
No glyph available木
2Radical
樂→
𢆶N/A白white木tree
3Graphical
樂→
𢆶口一㇒一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lè (Le4)surname Le
2. yuè (Yue4)surname Yue
3. lè (le4)happy • laugh • cheerful
4. yuè (yue4)music

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

樂 also appears in:
藥躒

Example Words

Common

快乐 (快樂)
乐园 (樂園)
音乐 (音樂)

Uncommon

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
享乐 (享樂)
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
可乐 (可樂)
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜乐 (喜樂)
娱乐 (娛樂)
家乐福 (家樂福)
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
乐事 (樂事)
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
乐器 (樂器)
乐团 (樂團)
乐意 (樂意)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
乐观 (樂觀)
乐趣 (樂趣)
乐队 (樂隊)
欢乐 (歡樂)
玩乐 (玩樂)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
音乐会 (音樂會)

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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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