• 1997th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pāo (pao1)puffed • swollen • spongy • small lake (esp. in place names) • classifier for urine or feces
2. pào (pao4)bubble • foam • blister (i.e. skin bubble) • to soak • to steep • to infuse • to dawdle • to shilly-shally • to hang about • to pick up (a girl) • to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pāo (pao1)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for pào (pao4)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

泡沫 
泡泡 
泡菜 
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 

Uncommon

气泡 (氣泡)
水泡 
泡妞 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡饭 (泡飯)
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 
电灯泡 (電燈泡)

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  • 2490th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)foam • suds

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

泡沫 

Uncommon

唾沫 
白沫 
相濡以沫 

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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.