• 1535th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo2)to rub • to grind • to polish • to sharpen • to wear down • to die out • to waste time • to pester • to insist
2. (mo4)grindstone • to grind • to turn round

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

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Example Words

Common

折磨 
磨坊 

Uncommon

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨磨蹭蹭 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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  • 2619th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)to nibble • erosion • eclipse

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shí (shi2)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

侵蚀 (侵蝕)
腐蚀 (腐蝕)

Uncommon

海蚀 (海蝕)
磨蚀 (磨蝕)
锈蚀 (銹蝕)

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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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