• 1709th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Lu2)surname Lu • abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]
2. (lu2)(old) rice vessel • black • (Taiwan slang) troublesome • fussy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (lu2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

滑铁卢 (滑鐵盧)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
卢比 (盧比)
卢浮宫 (盧浮宮)
卢瑟 (盧瑟)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)

Uncommon

图瓦卢 (圖瓦盧)
图卢兹 (圖盧茲)
奥卢 (奧盧)
卢克索 (盧克索)
卢卡 (盧卡)
卢卡斯 (盧卡斯)
卢塞恩 (盧塞恩)
卢布 (盧布)
卢旺达 (盧旺達)
卢梭 (盧梭)
卢氏 (盧氏)
卢沟桥 (盧溝橋)
卢湾区 (盧灣區)
卢瓦尔河 (盧瓦爾河)
贝卢斯科尼 (貝盧斯科尼)

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  • 1027th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 79 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sēn (sen1)forest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for sēn (sen1)The component is pronounced as 'sēn' (sen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

森林 

Uncommon

弗格森 
森森 
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
阿森 
阴森 (陰森)
黑森林 

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  • 1519th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)an earthwork • castle • position of defense • stronghold • used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
2. (pu4)variant of 鋪|铺 • used in place names

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bǎo' (bao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (pu4)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

城堡 
汉堡 (漢堡)
碉堡 

Uncommon

古堡 
堡垒 (堡壘)
大堡礁 
爱丁堡 (愛丁堡)
汉堡包 (漢堡包)
汉堡王 (漢堡王)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.