• 565th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 153 words
  • Component in 28 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mu3)female • mother

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mu3)The component is pronounced as '' (mu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

母亲 (母親)
父母 

Uncommon

丈母 
丈母娘 
伯母 
字母 
岳母 
母乳 
母女 
母子 
母爱 (母愛)
母校 
母亲节 (母親節)
母鸡 (母雞)
水母 
父母亲 (父母親)
祖母 
圣母 (聖母)
舅母 
航母 

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  • 362nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 140 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qīn (qin1)parent • one's own (flesh and blood) • relative • related • marriage • bride • close • intimate • in person • first-hand • in favor of • pro- • to kiss
2. qìng (qing4)parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qīn (qin1)The component is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for qīn (qin1)The component is pronounced as 'qìng' (qing4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for qìng (qing4)The component is pronounced as 'qīn' (qin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for qìng (qing4)The component is pronounced as 'qìng' (qing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
亲人 (親人)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Uncommon

思亲 (思親)
探亲 (探親)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲热 (親熱)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)
乡亲 (鄉親)
双亲 (雙親)

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  • 514th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jié (jie2)festival • holiday • node • joint • section • segment • part • to economize • to save • to abridge • moral integrity • classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jié (jie2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jié (jie2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for jié (jie2)The component is pronounced as 'jié' (jie2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

情人节 (情人節)
春节 (春節)
节日 (節日)
节目 (節目)

Uncommon

佳节 (佳節)
元宵节 (元宵節)
光棍节 (光棍節)
季节 (季節)
情节 (情節)
时节 (時節)
环节 (環節)
章节 (章節)
节俭 (節儉)
节制 (節制)
节奏 (節奏)
节操 (節操)
节气 (節氣)
节省 (節省)
节节 (節節)
节约 (節約)
节能 (節能)
节食 (節食)
细节 (細節)
圣诞节 (聖誕節)
调节 (調節)
逢年过节 (逢年過節)
过节 (過節)
关节 (關節)
电影节 (電影節)

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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.