• 1480th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chóng (Chong2)surname Chong
2. chóng (chong2)high • sublime • lofty • to esteem • to worship

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chóng (chong2)The component is pronounced as 'zōng' (zong1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

崇拜 

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  • 801st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 166 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáng (yang2)ocean • vast • foreign • silver dollar or coin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yáng (yang2)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

大洋 
太平洋 
洋气 (洋氣)
洋溢 
洋葱 (洋蔥)
海洋 

Uncommon

北冰洋 
南洋 
印度洋 
喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
喜洋洋 
大西洋 
崇洋媚外 
得意洋洋 
懒洋洋 (懶洋洋)
暖洋洋 
汪洋 
洋人 
洋妞 
洋娃娃 
洋洋 
洋芋 
洋装 (洋裝)
漂洋 
西洋 
远洋 (遠洋)

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  • 2286th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mèi (mei4)flatter • charm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as 'méi' (mei2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for mèi (mei4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

明媚 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)

Uncommon

媚眼 
妩媚 (嫵媚)
娇媚 (嬌媚)
谄媚 (諂媚)

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  • 131st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 364 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wài (wai4)outside • in addition • foreign • external

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

之外 
另外 
外套 
外婆 
外面 
意外 

Uncommon

中外 
九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
以外 
例外 
内外 (內外)
分外 
国内外 (國內外)
国外 (國外)
境外 
外交 
外交部 
外人 
外来 (外來)
外传 (外傳)
外公 
外出 
外加 
外包 
外汇 (外匯)
外向 
外国 (外國)
外国人 (外國人)
外在 
外地 
外地人 
外媒 
外带 (外帶)
外形 
外援 
外星人 
外壳 (外殼)
外滩 (外灘)
外甥 
外甥女 
外界 
外科 
外号 (外號)
外衣 
外表 
外观 (外觀)
外语 (外語)
外貌 
外贸 (外貿)
外卖 (外賣)
外遇 
外边 (外邊)
外部 
外露 
外头 (外頭)
室外 
对外 (對外)
屋外 
往外 
户外 (戶外)
格外 
此外 
海外 
紫外线 (紫外線)
老外 
号外 (號外)
郊外 
野外 
门外 (門外)
除外 
额外 (額外)

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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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