1. 掛
  2. 彩

掛

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  • 1230th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
掛→
扌卦
2Radical
掛→
扌hand圭N/A卜divination
3Graphical
掛→
亅二圭丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guà (gua4)to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) • to hang up (the phone) • to be worried or concerned • to make a phone call (topolect) • to register or record • to hitch • classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 掛 guà (gua4)The component 卦 is pronounced as 'guà' (gua4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 掛 guà (gua4)The component 圭 is pronounced as 'guī' (gui1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

挂住 (掛住)
挂念 (掛念)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Uncommon

悬挂 (懸掛)
挂好 (掛好)
挂彩 (掛彩)
挂断 (掛斷)
挂历 (掛曆)
挂机 (掛機)
挂牌 (掛牌)
挂号 (掛號)
挂钩 (掛鉤)
挂钟 (掛鐘)
挂面 (掛麵)

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彩

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

Decomposition

1Once
彩→
采彡
2Radical
彩→
爫claw/talon木tree彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
彩→
爫一丨八彡

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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