• 1232nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao
2. shào (shao4)to continue • to carry on

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

介绍 (介紹)

Uncommon

绍兴 (紹興)
袁绍 (袁紹)

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  • 1232nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 17 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao
2. shào (shao4)to continue • to carry on

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

介绍 (介紹)

Uncommon

绍兴 (紹興)
袁绍 (袁紹)

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  • 2808th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao • place name

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

邵阳 (邵陽)

Uncommon

邵东 (邵東)
邵武 
邵武市 
邵阳市 (邵陽市)
邵阳县 (邵陽縣)

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  • 4977th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao
2. shào (shao4)stimulate to effort

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhào' (zhao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for shào (shao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

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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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