• 3440th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cáo (cao2)bustling • tumultuous • noisy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cáo (cao2)The component is pronounced as 'cáo' (cao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cáo (cao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

嘈杂 (嘈雜)
嘈杂声 (嘈雜聲)

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  • 851st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 116 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (za2)mixed • miscellaneous • various • to mix

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (za2)The component is pronounced as 'zòng' (zong4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

复杂 (複雜)
杂志 (雜誌)

Uncommon

参杂 (參雜)
嘈杂 (嘈雜)
夹杂 (夾雜)
打杂 (打雜)
掺杂 (摻雜)
混杂 (混雜)
疑难杂症 (疑難雜症)
繁杂 (繁雜)
复杂化 (複雜化)
错综复杂 (錯綜複雜)
杂七杂八 (雜七雜八)
杂乱 (雜亂)
杂乱无章 (雜亂無章)
杂交 (雜交)
杂念 (雜念)
杂技 (雜技)
杂文 (雜文)
杂烩 (雜燴)
杂物 (雜物)
杂碎 (雜碎)
杂种 (雜種)
杂粮 (雜糧)
杂耍 (雜耍)
杂草 (雜草)
杂志社 (雜誌社)
杂谈 (雜談)
杂货 (雜貨)
杂货店 (雜貨店)
杂质 (雜質)
杂音 (雜音)

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  • 195th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 255 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēng (sheng1)sound • voice • tone • noise • classifier for sounds

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shēng (sheng1)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shēng (sheng1)The component is pronounced as 'shū' (shu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shēng (sheng1)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

大声 (大聲)
心声 (心聲)
掌声 (掌聲)
歌声 (歌聲)
相声 (相聲)
声音 (聲音)
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)
风声 (風聲)

Uncommon

一声不吭 (一聲不吭)
不动声色 (不動聲色)
低声 (低聲)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
出声 (出聲)
口口声声 (口口聲聲)
叫声 (叫聲)
名声 (名聲)
吭声 (吭聲)
吱声 (吱聲)
呼声 (呼聲)
和声 (和聲)
哭声 (哭聲)
唉声叹气 (唉聲嘆氣)
回声 (回聲)
小声 (小聲)
尾声 (尾聲)
忍气吞声 (忍氣吞聲)
应声 (應聲)
扬声器 (揚聲器)
放声 (放聲)
放声大哭 (放聲大哭)
枪声 (槍聲)
无声 (無聲)
无声无息 (無聲無息)
异口同声 (異口同聲)
发声 (發聲)
笑声 (笑聲)
声势 (聲勢)
声带 (聲帶)
声息 (聲息)
声明 (聲明)
声望 (聲望)
声乐 (聲樂)
声称 (聲稱)
声讨 (聲討)
声调 (聲調)
声誉 (聲譽)
声道 (聲道)
声响 (聲響)
轻声 (輕聲)
铃声 (鈴聲)
响声 (響聲)
鼾声 (鼾聲)
齐声 (齊聲)

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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.