• 1616th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tāng (Tang1)surname Tang
2. shāng (shang1)rushing current
3. tāng (tang1)soup • hot or boiling water • decoction of medicinal herbs • water in which sth has been boiled

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shāng (shang1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for tāng (tang1)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

泡汤 (泡湯)
汤匙 (湯匙)
汤圆 (湯圓)
汤姆 (湯姆)
汤汁 (湯汁)
鸡汤 (雞湯)

Uncommon

换汤不换药 (換湯不換藥)
清汤 (清湯)
汤加 (湯加)
汤勺 (湯勺)
汤包 (湯包)
汤料 (湯料)
浓汤 (濃湯)
肉汤 (肉湯)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
蛋花汤 (蛋花湯)
赴汤蹈火 (赴湯蹈火)
高汤 (高湯)
面汤 (麵湯)

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  • 454th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 221 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāo (Bao1)surname Bao
2. bāo (bao1)to cover • to wrap • to hold • to include • to take charge of • to contract (to or for) • package • wrapper • container • bag • to hold or embrace • bundle • packet • CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bāo (bao1)The component is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

包括 
包邮 (包郵)
红包 (紅包)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

包包 
包含 
包围 (包圍)
包场 (包場)
包子 
包容 
包厢 (包廂)
包扎 
包袱 
包装 (包裝)
包裹 
包车 (包車)
包头 (包頭)
包饭 (包飯)
包饺子 (包餃子)
包养 (包養)
外包 
手包 
手提包 
打包 
挎包 
提包 
书包 (書包)
汤包 (湯包)
皮包 
背包 
腰包 
荷包 
荷包蛋 
钱包 (錢包)

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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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