• 2753rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. guō (guo1)name of a river
2. (wo1)eddy • whirlpool

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

涡轮 (渦輪)
漩涡 (漩渦)

Uncommon

旋涡 (旋渦)
涡阳 (渦陽)
涡阳县 (渦陽縣)

RareShow 15

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.