1. 嘎
  2. 吱

嘎

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  • 2846th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嘎→
口戛
2Radical
嘎→
口mouth一one自self戈spear
3Graphical
嘎→
口一口二丶戈

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gá (ga2)cackling sound

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嘎 gá (ga2)The component 戈 is pronounced as 'gē' (ge1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

嘎嘎 

Uncommon

嘎啦 

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吱

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  • 2799th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
吱→
口支
2Radical
吱→
口mouth支branch
3Graphical
吱→
口一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)creaking or groaning sound (onomatopoeia)
2. zī (zi1)(of mice) to squeak • (of small birds) to chirp or peep (onomatopoeia)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 吱 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 吱 zī (zi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

吱声 (吱聲)

Uncommon

吱吱声 (吱吱聲)
嘎吱 

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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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