• 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.
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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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  • 1540th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǔn (gun3)to boil • to roll • to take a hike • Get lost!

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gǔn (gun3)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

滚滚 (滾滾)

Uncommon

打滚 (打滾)
摇滚 (搖滾)
摸爬滚打 (摸爬滾打)
滚动 (滾動)
滚烫 (滾燙)
滚蛋 (滾蛋)
滚开 (滾開)
翻滚 (翻滾)

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  • 619th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 267 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Le4)surname Le
2. yuè (Yue4)surname Yue
3. (le4)happy • laugh • cheerful
4. yuè (yue4)music

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

快乐 (快樂)
乐园 (樂園)
音乐 (音樂)

Uncommon

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
享乐 (享樂)
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
可乐 (可樂)
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜乐 (喜樂)
娱乐 (娛樂)
家乐福 (家樂福)
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
乐事 (樂事)
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
乐器 (樂器)
乐团 (樂團)
乐意 (樂意)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
乐观 (樂觀)
乐趣 (樂趣)
乐队 (樂隊)
欢乐 (歡樂)
玩乐 (玩樂)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
音乐会 (音樂會)

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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.