1. 塗
  2. 鴉

塗

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  • 1733rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
塗→
涂土
2Radical
塗→
氵water人human干dry小small土earth
3Graphical
塗→
⺀㇀人一一丨亅八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
涂抹 (塗抹)
涂鸦 (塗鴉)
糊涂 (糊塗)

Uncommon

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

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鴉

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  • 2392nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鴉→
牙鳥
2Radical
鴉→
牙fang鳥bird
3Graphical
鴉→
一丨㇜亅丿匚一㇉丶一灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yā (ya1)crow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鴉 yā (ya1)The component 牙 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

涂鸦 (塗鴉)
乌鸦 (烏鴉)

Uncommon

鸦片 (鴉片)

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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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