1. 菟

菟

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  1. 菟 is the 5145th most frequent character.
  2. 菟 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 菟 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 菟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
菟 => 艹, 兔
Radical :
菟 => 艹 (grass), ⺈ (knife), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乚 (second), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
菟 => 艹, ⺈, 口, 丨, 乚, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tu4 - dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses)/also called 菟絲子|菟丝子

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 菟 (tu4): The component 兔 is pronounced as 'tu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 菟 (tu4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 菟 (tu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

菟丝子 (菟絲子)

Medium Frequency

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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