1. 牡
  2. 蛎

牡

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  1. 牡 is the 2995th most frequent character.
  2. 牡 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 牡 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 牡 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
牡 => 牛, 土
Radical :
牡 => 牛 (cow), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
牡 => 二, 丨, ㇒, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mu3 - (of a bird, animal or plant) male/key/hills

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 牡 (mu3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

牡丹 

Medium Frequency

牡 
牡丹亭 
牡丹江 
牡蛎 (牡蠣)

蛎

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  1. 蛎 is the 4409th most frequent character.
  2. 蛎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蛎 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 蛎 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蛎 => 虫, 厉
Radical :
蛎 => 虫 (insect), 厂 (cliff), 一 (one), 丿 (bend), ㇆ (N/A)
Graphical :
蛎 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 厂, 一, 丿, ㇆

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li4 - oyster

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蛎 (li4): The component 厉 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 蛎 (li4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

牡蛎 (牡蠣)

Medium Frequency

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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