• 1590th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuí (chui2)to hang (down) • droop • dangle • bend down • hand down • bequeath • nearly • almost • to approach

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

下垂 
垂直 

Uncommon

低垂 
功败垂成 (功敗垂成)
垂下 
垂危 
垂感 
垂死 
垂涎 
垂涎欲滴 
垂泪 (垂淚)
垂钓 (垂釣)
垂青 
垂头丧气 (垂頭喪氣)
永垂不朽 
耳垂 
胃下垂 

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  • 2300th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diào (diao4)to fish with a hook and bait

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for diào (diao4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

钓鱼 (釣魚)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)

Uncommon

垂钓 (垂釣)
钓竿 (釣竿)
钓鱼台 (釣魚臺)

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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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