1. 沼

沼

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  • 2475th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
沼→
氵召
2Radical
沼→
氵water刀knife口mouth
3Graphical
沼→
⺀㇀㇆丿口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǎo (zhao3)pond • pool

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 沼 zhǎo (zhao3)The component 召 is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 沼 zhǎo (zhao3)The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

沼 also appears in:
菬

Example Words

Common

沼泽 (沼澤)

Uncommon

沼气 (沼氣)
泥沼 

RareShow 6

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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