• 1784th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 52 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xié (xie2)inclined • slanting • oblique • tilting

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xié (xie2)The component is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

倾斜 (傾斜)
斜眼 
斜阳 (斜陽)

Uncommon

斜倚 
斜坡 
斜塔 
斜杠 (斜槓)
斜睨 
斜线 (斜線)
斜视 (斜視)
斜边 (斜邊)
斜靠 
斜面 
横斜 (橫斜)
歪斜 

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  • 806th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kào (kao4)to lean against or on • to stand by the side of • to come near to • to depend or rely on • to trust • to fuck (vulgar) • traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kào (kao4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

依靠 
靠谱 (靠譜)
靠近 

Uncommon

停靠 
可靠 
靠岸 
靠边 (靠邊)

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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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