• 1241st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bào (bao4)to explode or burst • to quick fry or quick boil

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'bào' (bao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for bào (bao4)The component is pronounced as '' (ba1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
爆炸 
爆发 (爆發)
爆竹 

Medium Frequency

引爆 
打爆 
火爆 
爆出 
爆料 
爆棚 
爆满 (爆滿)
爆笑 
爆米花 
爆胎 
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  • 346th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)laugh • smile • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

微笑 
 

Medium Frequency

偷笑 
傻笑 
可笑 
嘲笑 
好笑 
搞笑 
欢笑 (歡笑)
爆笑 
玩笑 
笑容 
笑声 (笑聲)
笑脸 (笑臉)
笑话 (笑話)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)
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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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