• 1175th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎi (cai3)(bright) color • variety • applause • applaud • lottery prize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎi' (cai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎi (cai3)The component is pronounced as 'cài' (cai4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

彩色 
精彩 

Uncommon

五彩 
彩排 
彩票 
彩虹 
彩蛋 
色彩 
丰富多彩 (豐富多彩)

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  • 1385th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 102 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)egg • oval shaped • CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

彩蛋 
蛋糕 
鸡蛋 (雞蛋)

Uncommon

坏蛋 (壞蛋)
完蛋 
捣蛋 (搗蛋)
操蛋 
混蛋 
滚蛋 (滾蛋)
炒蛋 
王八蛋 
皮蛋 
笨蛋 
脸蛋 (臉蛋)
荷包蛋 
蛋挞 (蛋撻)
蛋白 
蛋白质 (蛋白質)
蛋黄 (蛋黃)

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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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