• 487th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 227 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)roar • cry • CL:個|个[ge4]
2. hào (hao4)ordinal number • day of a month • mark • sign • business establishment • size • ship suffix • horn (wind instrument) • bugle call • assumed name • to take a pulse • classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'háo' (hao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as 'hào' (hao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for háo (hao2)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'háo' (hao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as 'hào' (hao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
7. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as '' (hu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
8. Pronunciation clue for hào (hao4)The component is pronounced as '' (hu1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

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Example Words

Common

一号 (一號)
信号 (信號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
对号 (對號)
帐号 (帳號)
称号 (稱號)
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
号称 (號稱)
账号 (賬號)

Uncommon

二号 (二號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
区号 (區號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
小号 (小號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
括号 (括號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
法号 (法號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
特大号 (特大號)
番号 (番號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号角 (號角)
讯号 (訊號)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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  • 1212th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 20 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (Shao4)surname Shao • name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
2. zhào (zhao4)to call together • to summon • to convene • temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

召唤 (召喚)

Uncommon

召开 (召開)

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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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