• 2724th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liú (liu2)sulfur (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liú (liu2)The component is pronounced as 'liú' (liu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

硫磺 
硫酸 

Uncommon

二氧化硫 
硫化 
硫化氢 (硫化氫)
硫胺素 
硫酸钠 (硫酸鈉)
硫酸铜 (硫酸銅)

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  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for suān (suan1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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  • 4014th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. měi (mei3)magnesium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for měi (mei3)The component is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

桂纶镁 (桂綸鎂)

Uncommon

硫酸镁 (硫酸鎂)

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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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