• 1997th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 39 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.
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also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 
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  • 1616th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tāng (Tang1)surname Tang
2. shāng (shang1)rushing current
3. tāng (tang1)soup • hot or boiling water • decoction of medicinal herbs • water in which sth has been boiled

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for tāng (tang1)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

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汤圆 (湯圓)

Medium Frequency

泡汤 (泡湯)
清汤 (清湯)
汤勺 (湯勺)
汤包 (湯包)
汤匙 (湯匙)
汤姆 (湯姆)
汤汁 (湯汁)
浓汤 (濃湯)
肉汤 (肉湯)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
鸡汤 (雞湯)
高汤 (高湯)
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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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