• 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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  • 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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  • 1043rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yu4)desire • appetite • passion • lust • greed
2. (yu4)to wish for • to desire • variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Uncommon

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
欲火 (慾火)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
树欲静而风不止 (樹欲靜而風不止)
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
求知欲 (求知慾)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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  • 2274th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuì (zhui4)to fall • to drop • to weigh down

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuì (zhui4)The component is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

坠入 (墜入)
坠落 (墜落)

Uncommon

吊坠 (吊墜)
坠楼 (墜樓)
坠机 (墜機)
坠毁 (墜毀)
摇摇欲坠 (搖搖欲墜)

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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.