• 382nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zěn (zen3)how

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

怎么 (怎麼)

Uncommon

怎样 (怎樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)

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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
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (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. (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ma2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for ma (ma5)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for me (me5)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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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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  • 88th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàng (yang4)manner • pattern • way • appearance • shape • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yàng (yang4)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

一样 (一樣)
怎样 (怎樣)
这样 (這樣)

Uncommon

同样 (同樣)
小样 (小樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
榜样 (榜樣)
模样 (模樣)
样子 (樣子)
样样 (樣樣)
照样 (照樣)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
那样 (那樣)

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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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