• 396th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 358 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (liu2)to flow • to disseminate • to circulate or spread • to move or drift • to degenerate • to banish or send into exile • stream of water or sth resembling one • class, rate or grade

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liú (liu2)The component is pronounced as 'liú' (liu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

交流 
流星 
流星雨 
流氓 
流浪 
流泪 (流淚)
流行 
流量 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
潮流 
风流 (風流)

Uncommon

一流 
上流 
下流 
主流 
人流 
倒流 
回流 
寒流 
横流 (橫流)
水流 
河流 
流干 (流乾)
流传 (流傳)
流入 
流出 
流利 
流动 (流動)
流动性 (流動性)
流失 
流年 
流感 
流畅 (流暢)
流水 
流汗 
流浪汉 (流浪漢)
流淌 
流产 (流產)
流程 
流落 
流苏 (流蘇)
流血 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
流转 (流轉)
流通 
流逝 
流连 (流連)
流离 (流離)
流露 
流鼻涕 
漂流 
物流 
痛哭流涕 
直流 
禽流感 
细水长流 (細水長流)
血流 
车流 (車流)
轮流 (輪流)
逆流 
随波逐流 (隨波逐流)
双流 (雙流)
电流 (電流)
头破血流 (頭破血流)

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  • 3054th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máng (mang2)vagrant • ruffian
2. méng (meng2)people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for máng (mang2)The component is pronounced as 'wáng' (wang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for máng (mang2)The component is pronounced as 'mín' (min2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'mín' (min2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

流氓 

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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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