• 2685th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zào (zao4)kitchen stove • furnace

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

灶神 

Uncommon

灶君 
灶王 
炉灶 (爐灶)

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  • 983rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 10 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jūn (jun1)monarch • lord • gentleman • ruler

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jūn (jun1)The component is pronounced as 'gǔn' (gun3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

君主 
君子 

Uncommon

伪君子 (偽君子)
君子之交 
君王 
暴君 
诸君 (諸君)
郎君 
邓丽君 (鄧麗君)

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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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