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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 guà (gua4)The component is pronounced as 'guà' (gua4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for guà (gua4)The component 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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  • 903rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhōng (zhong1)clock • o'clock • time as measured in hours and minutes • bell • CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhōng (zhong1)The component is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

分钟 (分鐘)

Uncommon

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.