1. 杜
  2. 牧

杜

Previous (朗)Next (奶)
  • 1275th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
杜→
木土
2Radical
杜→
木tree土earth
3Graphical
杜→
一丨八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dù (Du4)surname Du
2. dù (du4)birchleaf pear (tree) • to stop • to prevent • to restrict

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 杜 dù (du4)The component 土 is pronounced as 'tǔ' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 杜 dù (du4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

杜仲 
杜甫 
杜绝 (杜絕)
杜鹃 (杜鵑)

Uncommon

杜塞 
杜塞尔多夫 (杜塞爾多夫)
杜康 
杜拜 
杜撰 
杜月笙 
杜尔伯特 (杜爾伯特)
杜牧 
杜琪峰 
杜邦 
杜鹃花 (杜鵑花)
防微杜渐 (防微杜漸)

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牧

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Previous (籍)Next (凉)
  • 1578th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
牧→
牛⺙
2Radical
牧→
牛cow⺙knock
3Graphical
牧→
二丨㇒丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mù (Mu4)surname Mu
2. mù (mu4)to herd • to breed livestock • to govern (old) • government official (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 牧 mù (mu4)The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pū' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

牧场 (牧場)
牧师 (牧師)

Uncommon

牧歌 
牧民 
牧童 
牧羊 
牧羊人 
牧草 
牧马人 (牧馬人)
游牧 (遊牧)

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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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