1. 幹
  2. 甚
  3. 麼

幹

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  • 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
幹→
龺No glyph available
2Radical
幹→
十ten日sun/day十ten人human干dry
3Graphical
幹→
一丨口一一丨人一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gàn (gan4)tree trunk • main part of sth • to manage • to work • to do • capable • cadre • to kill (slang) • to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 幹 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 幹 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

幹 also appears in:
擀簳

Example Words

Common

干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)

Uncommon

干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
苦干 (苦幹)

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甚

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  • Very uncommon character
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
甚→
甘匹
2Radical
甚→
甘sweet匚box儿legs
3Graphical
甚→
艹二一㇗丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shèn (shen4)what • very • extremely • any

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

甚 also appears in:
堪勘斟湛谌戡葚椹糂踸黮

Example Words

Common

甚至 

Uncommon

甚么 (甚麼)

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麼

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  • 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
麼→
麻幺
2Radical
麼→
麻hemp幺short/tiny
3Graphical
麼→
厂丶林㇛丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. má (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. mó (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 麼 má (ma2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 麼 ma (ma5)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 麼 me (me5)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 麼 mó (mo2)The component 麻 is pronounced as 'má' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Uncommon

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

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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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