1. 淒
  2. 涼

淒

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  • 2347th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
淒→
氵妻
2Radical
淒→
氵water十ten⺺brush女woman
3Graphical
淒→
⺀㇀一丨匚一丨㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qī (qi1)intense cold • frigid • dismal • grim • bleak • sad • mournful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qī' (qi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qì' (qi4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 淒 qī (qi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

凄凉 (淒涼)

Uncommon

凄美 (淒美)

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涼

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  • 1579th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
涼→
氵京
2Radical
涼→
氵water亠lid口mouth小small
3Graphical
涼→
⺀㇀一丶口亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
2. liáng (liang2)cool • cold

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

冰凉 (冰涼)
冲凉 (沖涼)
凉拌 (涼拌)
凉水 (涼水)
凄凉 (淒涼)
清凉 (清涼)

Uncommon

受凉 (受涼)
悲凉 (悲涼)
凉席 (涼席)
凉快 (涼快)
凉意 (涼意)
凉爽 (涼爽)
凉皮 (涼皮)
凉粉 (涼粉)
凉面 (涼面)
凉鞋 (涼鞋)
荒凉 (荒涼)
着凉 (著涼)
苍凉 (蒼涼)
阴凉 (陰涼)

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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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