1. 耄
  2. 旄
  3. 眊

耄

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  1. 耄 is the 4357th most frequent character.
  2. 耄 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 耄 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 耄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
耄 => 老, 毛
Radical :
耄 => 老 (old), 毛 (fur/hair)
Graphical :
耄 => 耂, 乚, ㇒, ㇒, 二, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao4 - extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s)/octogenarian/nonagenarian

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耄 (mao4): The component 毛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 耄 (mao4): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

耄耋 

Medium Frequency

旄

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  1. 旄 is the 6001st most frequent character.
  2. 旄 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 旄 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 旄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
旄 => 方, No glyph available
Radical :
旄 => 方 (square/raft), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 毛 (fur/hair)
Graphical :
旄 => 一, 丶, 丿, ㇆, 丿, 一, ㇒, 二, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao2 - banner decorated with animal's tail
  2. mao4 - variant of 耄[mao4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 旄 (mao2): The component 毛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 旄 (mao4): The component 毛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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眊

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  1. 眊 is the 6597th most frequent character.
  2. 眊 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 眊 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 眊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
眊 => 目, 毛
Radical :
眊 => 目 (eye), 毛 (fur/hair)
Graphical :
眊 => 口, 二, ㇒, 二, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao4 - having poor eyesight

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 眊 (mao4): The component 毛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 眊 (mao4): The component 目 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

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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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