• 439th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 114 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to disappear • to vanish • to eliminate • to spend (time) • have to • need

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

消失 
消息 

Uncommon

取消 
消停 
消化 
消极 (消極)
消毒 
消灭 (消滅)
消炎 
消磨 
消耗 
消肿 (消腫)
消费 (消費)
消费者 (消費者)
消逝 
消遣 
消防 
消除 
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)

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  • 692nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tíng (ting2)to stop • to halt • to park (a car)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tíng (ting2)The component is pronounced as 'tíng' (ting2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for tíng (ting2)The component is pronounced as 'tóu' (tou2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

停止 
停留 
停电 (停電)

Uncommon

不停 
停下 
停住 
停机 (停機)
停歇 
停滞 (停滯)
停车 (停車)
停车场 (停車場)
停靠 
停顿 (停頓)
暂停 (暫停)
消停 
马不停蹄 (馬不停蹄)

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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.