• 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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  • 363rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji2)extremely • pole (geography, physics) • utmost • top

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji2)The component is pronounced as '' (ji2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

极其 (極其)
极品 (極品)
极度 (極度)
极端 (極端)
极致 (極致)
极限 (極限)
消极 (消極)
无极 (無極)
积极 (積極)
终极 (終極)

Uncommon

北极 (北極)
北极光 (北極光)
北极熊 (北極熊)
南极 (南極)
太极 (太極)
太极拳 (太極拳)
极光 (極光)
极力 (極力)
极大 (極大)
极客 (極客)
极少 (極少)
极乐世界 (極樂世界)
极为 (極為)
极点 (極點)
乐极生悲 (樂極生悲)
物极必反 (物極必反)
积极性 (積極性)
至极 (至極)
蹦极 (蹦極)

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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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