1. 熬
  2. 夜

熬

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  • 2699th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
熬→
敖灬
2Radical
熬→
龶N/A一one丿bend㇆N/A⺙knock灬fire
3Graphical
熬→
龶一丿㇆丿一乂灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āo (ao1)to boil • to simmer
2. áo (ao2)to cook on a slow fire • to extract by heating • to decoct • to endure

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 熬 āo (ao1)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 熬 áo (ao2)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

熬夜 

Uncommon

煎熬 

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夜

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  • 664th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
夜→
亠No glyph available
2Radical
夜→
亠lid亻human夂go丶dot
3Graphical
夜→
一丶㇒丨㇇㇏㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yè (ye4)night

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

夜 also appears in:
液腋掖

Example Words

Common

半夜 
夜店 
夜间 (夜間)
年夜饭 (年夜飯)

Uncommon

三更半夜 
今夜 
午夜 
夜夜 
夜宵 
夜幕 
夜晚 
夜景 
夜班 
夜空 
夜色 
夜里 (夜裡)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
宵夜 
平安夜 
年夜 
彻夜 (徹夜)
日夜 
昨夜 
深夜 
熬夜 
过夜 (過夜)
黑夜 

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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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