• 938th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yáo (Yao2)surname Yao
2. yáo (yao2)to shake • to rock • to row

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

动摇 (動搖)
摇摆 (搖擺)
摇曳 (搖曳)
摇滚 (搖滾)
摇头 (搖頭)

Uncommon

大摇大摆 (大搖大擺)
招摇 (招搖)
摇动 (搖動)
摇摆不定 (搖擺不定)
摇晃 (搖晃)
摇滚乐 (搖滾樂)
摇篮 (搖籃)
摇号 (搖號)
摇身 (搖身)
摇身一变 (搖身一變)
飘摇 (飄搖)

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  • 487th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 227 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)roar • cry • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. hào (hao4)ordinal number • day of a month • mark • sign • business establishment • size • ship suffix • horn (wind instrument) • bugle call • assumed name • to take a pulse • classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'kǎo' (kao3). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一号 (一號)
信号 (信號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
对号 (對號)
帐号 (帳號)
称号 (稱號)
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
号称 (號稱)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

二号 (二號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
区号 (區號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
小号 (小號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
括号 (括號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
法号 (法號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
特大号 (特大號)
番号 (番號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号角 (號角)
讯号 (訊號)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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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.