1. 莿
  2. 桐

莿

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  • 7434th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
莿→
艹刺
2Radical
莿→
艹grass木tree冂upside down box刂knife
3Graphical
莿→
艹一丨八冂亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cì (ci4)Urtica thunbergiana

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 刺 is pronounced as 'cī' (ci1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 刺 is pronounced as 'cì' (ci4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 莿 cì (ci4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

莿桐 

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桐

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Previous (毯)Next (砂)
  • 2706th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
桐→
木同
2Radical
桐→
木tree冂upside down box一one口mouth
3Graphical
桐→
一丨八冂一口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (tong2)Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 桐 tóng (tong2)The component 同 is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 桐 tóng (tong2)The component 同 is pronounced as 'tòng' (tong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

梧桐 

Uncommon

刺桐 
桐城 
桐城市 
桐庐 (桐廬)
桐庐县 (桐廬縣)
桐梓 
桐乡 (桐鄉)
桐乡市 (桐鄉市)

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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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