• 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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  • 2352nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lán (lan2)basket • goal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

篮球 (籃球)

Uncommon

扣篮 (扣籃)
投篮 (投籃)
摇篮 (搖籃)
灌篮 (灌籃)
篮子 (籃子)
篮板 (籃板)
篮球场 (籃球場)

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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.