• 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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  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (gan1)pole • CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
2. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for gǎn (gan3)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

栏杆 (欄杆)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線杆)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
拉杆 
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
旗杆 
杆子 
桅杆 
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
标杆 (標杆)
立杆见影 (立杆見影)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
电杆 (電杆)

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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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