1. 涡

涡

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  1. 涡 is the 2753rd most frequent character.
  2. 涡 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 涡 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 涡 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
涡 => 氵, 呙
Radical :
涡 => 氵 (water), 口 (mouth), 人 (human), 冂 (upside down box)
Graphical :
涡 => ⺀, ㇀, 口, 人, 冂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. guo1 - name of a river
  2. wo1 - eddy/whirlpool

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 涡 (guo1): The component 呙 is pronounced as 'guo1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

涡轮 (渦輪)
漩涡 (漩渦)

Medium Frequency

旋涡 (旋渦)
涡 (渦)
涡阳 (渦陽)
涡阳县 (渦陽縣)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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