1. 砥

砥

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  1. 砥 is the 4154th most frequent character.
  2. 砥 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 砥 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 砥 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
砥 => 石, 氐
Radical :
砥 => 石 (stone), 氏 (clan), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
砥 => 一, 丿, 口, ㇒, ㇗, ㇂, 一, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. di3 - baffle (pier)/whetstone

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 砥 (di3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

中流砥柱 
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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