1. 埃

埃

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  • 1119th most frequent character
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  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
埃→
土矣
2Radical
埃→
土earth厶private矢arrow
3Graphical
埃→
一丨一㇛丶丿一人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āi (ai1)dust • dirt • Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters • phonetic ai or e • abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 埃 āi (ai1)The component 矣 is pronounced as 'yǐ' (yi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 埃 āi (ai1)The component 厶 is pronounced as 'sī' (si1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 埃 āi (ai1)The component 矢 is pronounced as 'shǐ' (shi3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

埃及 
尘埃 (塵埃)

Uncommon

埃塞俄比亚 (埃塞俄比亞)
埃弗顿 (埃弗頓)
埃文斯 
皮埃尔 (皮埃爾)

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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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