1. 臊

臊

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  • 4373rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
臊→
月喿
2Radical
臊→
月moon品N/A木tree
3Graphical
臊→
冂二品一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sāo (sao1)smell of urine
2. sào (sao4)bashfulness

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 臊 sāo (sao1)The component 喿 is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 臊 sào (sao4)The component 喿 is pronounced as 'sào' (sao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

害臊 
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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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