• 1562nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sōu (sou1)to search

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for sōu (sou1)The component is pronounced as 'sǒu' (sou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for sōu (sou1)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for sōu (sou1)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

搜索 

Uncommon

搜寻 (搜尋)
搜狐 
搜狗 
搜罗 (搜羅)
搜集 

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  • 2345th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guā (gua1)to scrape • to blow • to shave • to plunder • to extort
2. guā (gua1)to blow (of the wind)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

刮风 (颳風)

Uncommon

刮伤 (刮傷)
刮掉 
刮痧 
刮目相看 
刮胡刀 (刮鬍刀)
搜刮 

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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.