• 2234th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wāi (wai1)askew • at a crooked angle • devious • noxious

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

爽歪歪 

Uncommon

东倒西歪 (東倒西歪)
歪嘴 
歪曲 
歪歪扭扭 
歪理 

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  • 2234th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wāi (wai1)askew • at a crooked angle • devious • noxious

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

爽歪歪 

Uncommon

东倒西歪 (東倒西歪)
歪嘴 
歪曲 
歪歪扭扭 
歪理 

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  • 1803rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niǔ (niu3)to turn • to twist • to wring • to sprain • to swing one's hips

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

别扭 (彆扭)
扭曲 

Uncommon

扭伤 (扭傷)
扭转 (扭轉)
扭头 (扭頭)

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  • 1803rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. niǔ (niu3)to turn • to twist • to wring • to sprain • to swing one's hips

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

别扭 (彆扭)
扭曲 

Uncommon

扭伤 (扭傷)
扭转 (扭轉)
扭头 (扭頭)

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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.