• 2185th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhāo (zhao1)bright • clear • manifest • to show clearly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhāo (zhao1)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

大昭寺 
昭和 
昭然若揭 
昭示 
昭通 
昭雪 
王昭君 
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  • 19th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.52% to your reading coverage
  • 6 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 125 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (He2)surname He • Japanese (food, clothes etc)
2. (he2)and • together with • with • sum • union • peace • harmony • Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and"
3. (he4)cap (a poem) • to respond in singing
4. (hu2)to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
5. huó (huo2)soft • warm
6. huò (huo4)to mix together • to blend

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (he2)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (he4)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (hu2)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for huó (huo2)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for huò (huo4)The component is pronounced as '' (he2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

和尚 
和平 
和谐 (和諧)
平和 
暖和 
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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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