• 1037th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 8 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
grasscovertwowrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méng (meng2)drizzle • mist
2. méng (Meng2)surname Meng
3. mēng (meng1)to deceive • to cheat • to hoodwink • to make a wild guess
4. méng (meng2)blind • dim sighted
5. méng (Meng2)surname Meng
6. měng (Meng3)Mongol ethnic group • abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2] • Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
7. mēng (meng1)(knocked) unconscious • dazed • stunned
8. méng (meng2)to cover • ignorant • to suffer (misfortune) • to receive (a favor) • to cheat

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for méng (meng2)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as 'měng' (meng3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for mēng (meng1)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

内蒙古 (內蒙古)
灰蒙蒙 
蒙牛 (矇牛)
荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙)
蒙古 
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
蒙蒙 
蒙蔽 

Uncommon

内蒙 (內蒙)
吕蒙 (呂矇)
启蒙 (啟矇)
多特蒙德 
承蒙 
蒙混 (矇混)
蒙蒙亮 (矇矇亮)
蒙骗 (矇騙)
蒙古人 
蒙古包 
蒙古族 
蒙太奇 
蒙山 
蒙恩 
蒙昧 
蒙特利尔 (蒙特利爾)
蒙羞 
蒙自 
蒙面 
迷蒙 (迷濛)
雾蒙蒙 (霧蒙蒙)

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  • 1582nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 26 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (na4)(phonetic na) • used esp. in girl's names such as Anna 安娜 or Diana 黛安娜
2. nuó (nuo2)elegant • graceful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (na4)The component is pronounced as '' (na3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (na4)The component is pronounced as '' (na4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for (na4)The component is pronounced as '' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for nuó (nuo2)The component is pronounced as '' (na3). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for nuó (nuo2)The component is pronounced as '' (na4). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for nuó (nuo2)The component is pronounced as '' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

李娜 

Uncommon

娜娜 
安娜 
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
雅典娜 
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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  • 832nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
oneNo glyph available鹿deer
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Li2)Korea
2. (li4)beautiful

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component 鹿 is pronounced as '' (lu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

美丽 (美麗)
华丽 (華麗)

Uncommon

亮丽 (亮麗)
伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
佳丽 (佳麗)
壮丽 (壯麗)
大丽花 (大麗花)
奥黛丽 (奧黛麗)
爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
瑞丽 (瑞麗)
玛丽 (瑪麗)
秀丽 (秀麗)
绚丽 (絢麗)
艳丽 (艷麗)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
邓丽君 (鄧麗君)
靓丽 (靚麗)
风和日丽 (風和日麗)
丽水 (麗水)
丽江 (麗江)

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  • 2121st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shā (sha1)katydid (family Tettigoniidae) • phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
2. suō (suo1)see 莎草[suo1 cao3] • see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shā (sha1)The component is pronounced as 'shuǐ' (shui3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)

Uncommon

玛莎拉蒂 (瑪莎拉蒂)
莎拉 
莎拉波娃 
莎翁 

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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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