• 2557th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. qín (qin2)generic term for birds and animals • birds • to capture (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for qín (qin2)The component is pronounced as '' (qu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

禽兽 (禽獸)

Uncommon

家禽 
禽流感 
禽类 (禽類)

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  • 1600th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)beast • animal • beastly • bestial

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

怪兽 (怪獸)
禽兽 (禽獸)

Uncommon

猛兽 (猛獸)
独角兽 (獨角獸)
兽性 (獸性)
兽医 (獸醫)
神兽 (神獸)
野兽 (野獸)

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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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