Meta:

  1. 磨 is the 1535th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a 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 磨 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo4): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In:

also appears in:

Example Words:

High Frequency

折磨 
 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

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 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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Meta:

  1. 蚀 is the 2619th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to nibble/erosion/eclipse

Pronunciation Clues:

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

High Frequency

侵蚀 (侵蝕)
腐蚀 (腐蝕)

Medium Frequency

海蚀 (海蝕)
磨蚀 (磨蝕)
锈蚀 (銹蝕)
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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