1. 塗
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塗

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Meta:

  1. 塗 is the 1733rd most frequent character.
  2. 塗 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 塗 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 塗 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
塗 => 涂, 土
Radical :
塗 => 氵 (water), 人 (human), 干 (dry), 小 (small), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
塗 => ⺀, ㇀, 人, 一, 一, 丨, 亅, 八, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tu2 - to apply (paint etc)/to smear/to daub/to blot out/to scribble/to scrawl/(literary) mud/street
  2. Tu2 - surname Tu
  3. tu2 - variant of 途[tu2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 塗 (tu2): The component 涂 is pronounced as 'tu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 塗 (tu2): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
涂 (塗)
涂抹 (塗抹)
糊涂 (糊塗)

Medium Frequency

一败涂地 (一敗塗地)
涂鸦 (塗鴉)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
糊里糊涂 (糊里糊塗)

抹

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Meta:

  1. 抹 is the 2083rd most frequent character.
  2. 抹 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 抹 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 抹 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
抹 => 扌, 末
Radical :
抹 => 扌 (hand), 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
抹 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma1 - to wipe
  2. mo3 - to smear/to wipe/to erase/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
  3. mo4 - to plaster/to go around/to skirt

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (ma1): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (ma1): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo3): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo3): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo4): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

抹 

Medium Frequency

涂抹 (塗抹)
抹去 
抹布 
抹杀 (抹殺)
抹茶 
抹黑 
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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