1. 垢

垢

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  1. 垢 is the 3278th most frequent character.
  2. 垢 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 垢 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 垢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
垢 => 土, 后
Radical :
垢 => 土 (earth), ⺁ (cliff), 一 (one), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
垢 => 一, 丨, 一, 丿, ㇒, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gou4 - dirt/disgrace

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 垢 (gou4): The component 后 is pronounced as 'hou4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 垢 (gou4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

污垢 

Medium Frequency

水垢 
油垢 
牙垢 
蓬头垢面 (蓬頭垢面)
藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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