• 3608th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niān (nian1)to nip • to grasp with the fingers • to fiddle with • Taiwan pr. [nian2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Uncommon

拈花惹草 

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  • 410th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 492 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. huā (Hua1)surname Hua
2. huā (hua1)flower • blossom • CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] • fancy pattern • florid • to spend (money, time)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huā' (hua1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for huā (hua1)The component is pronounced as 'huà' (hua4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

桃花运 (桃花運)
烟花 (煙花)
花儿 (花兒)
花园 (花園)
花心 
花生 
花轿 (花轎)
菊花 
雪花 
鲜花 (鮮花)

Uncommon

五花八门 (五花八門)
五花肉 
冰花 
印花 
大丽花 (大麗花)
天花板 
如花 
心花怒放 
拈花惹草 
挑花眼 
提花 
插花 
昙花 (曇花)
昙花一现 (曇花一現)
松花江 
松花蛋 
柳暗花明 
校花 
桂花 
桃花源 
梅花 
棉花 
棉花糖 
樱花 (櫻花)
水仙花 
水花 
浪花 
泪花 (淚花)
火花 
爆米花 
玫瑰花 
白花花 
百合花 
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
盆花 
眼花 
眼花缭乱 (眼花繚亂)
礼花 (禮花)
种花 (種花)
红花 (紅花)
繁花 
绣花 (繡花)
花光 
花卉 
花丛 (花叢)
花名 
花哨 
花坛 (花壇)
花季 
花掉 
花旦 
花期 
花木 
花木兰 (花木蘭)
花朵 
花束 
花枝 
花椒 
花样 (花樣)
花火 
花炮 
花灯 (花燈)
花瓣 
花瓶 
花生米 
花生酱 (花生醬)
花痴 
花盆 
花粉 
花纹 (花紋)
花絮 
花色 
花茶 
花草 
花菜 
花蕾 
花街 
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
花费 (花費)
花车 (花車)
花边 (花邊)
花都 
花都区 (花都區)
花销 (花銷)
花钱 (花錢)
花雕 
花香 
花鸟 (花鳥)
茉莉花 
茶花 
荷花 
菊花茶 
菜花 
落花流水 
葵花 
葵花子 
莲花 (蓮花)
葱花 (蔥花)
兰花 (蘭花)
西兰花 (西蘭花)
豆花 
野花 
锦上添花 (錦上添花)
开花 (開花)
雕花 
零花钱 (零花錢)
青花 
青花瓷 
风花雪月 (風花雪月)
麻花 
黄花 (黃花)

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  • 2267th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (re3)to provoke • to irritate • to vex • to stir up • to anger • to attract (troubles) • to cause (problems)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (re3)The component is pronounced as 'ruò' (ruo4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

惹人 
招惹 

Uncommon

惹不起 
惹事 
惹人厌 (惹人厭)
惹怒 
惹恼 (惹惱)
惹火 
惹祸 (惹禍)
拈花惹草 
沾花惹草 

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  • 787th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 200 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cǎo (cao3)grass • straw • manuscript • draft (of a document) • careless • rough • CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
2. cào (cao4)variant of 肏[cao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cǎo (cao3)The component is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for cǎo (cao3)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for cào (cao4)The component is pronounced as 'zǎo' (zao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for cào (cao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

皮草 
草根 
草莓 

Uncommon

三叶草 (三葉草)
仙草 
含羞草 
拈花惹草 
本草 
校草 
水草 
沾花惹草 
烟草 (煙草)
甘草 
稻草 
稻草人 
粮草 (糧草)
绿草 (綠草)
花草 
草包 
草原 
草丛 (草叢)
草地 
草坪 
草帽 
草木 
草本 
草案 
草泥马 (草泥馬)
草率 
草稿 
草草 
草菇 
草药 (草藥)
草酸 
薰衣草 
虫草 (蟲草)
野草 
杂草 (雜草)
青草 
香草 

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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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