1. 繆

繆

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  1. 繆 is the 3280th most frequent character.
  2. 繆 has 5 dictionary entries.
  3. 繆 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 繆 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
繆 => 糹, 翏
Radical :
繆 => 糹 (silk), 羽 (feather), 人 (human), 彡 (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
繆 => ㇛, 丶, 丶, 羽, 人, 彡

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Miao4 - surname Miao
  2. liao3 - old variant of 缭
  3. miao4 - mu (Greek letter Μμ)
  4. mou2 - to wind round
  5. mu4 - old variant of 穆[mu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 繆 (liao3): The component 翏 is pronounced as 'liu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 繆 (mu4): The component 羽 is pronounced as 'yu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

未雨绸缪 (未雨綢繆)

Medium Frequency

塞缪尔 (塞繆爾)
绸缪 (綢繆)
缪 (繆)
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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