1. 蚝
  2. 油

蚝

Previous (鹬)Next (膘)
  • 4858th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 1 word
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蚝→
虫毛
2Radical
蚝→
虫insect毛fur/hair
3Graphical
蚝→
口丨𠂉㇒二乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háo (hao2)oyster

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蚝 háo (hao2)The component 毛 is pronounced as 'máo' (mao2). It has the same pinyin final.
蚝的是我这
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Example Words

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油

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Previous (毒)Next (疗)
  • 946th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 220 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
油→
氵由
2Radical
油→
氵water二two丨line凵container
3Graphical
油→
⺀㇀二丨凵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yóu (you2)oil • fat • grease • petroleum • to apply tung oil, paint or varnish • oily • greasy • glib • cunning

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 油 yóu (you2)The component 由 is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
油的是我这
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Example Words

Common

加油 

Uncommon

加油站 
原油 
奶油 
指甲油 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
植物油 
橄榄油 (橄欖油)
机油 (機油)
汽油 
油价 (油價)
油光 
油条 (油條)
油漆 
油炸 
油田 
油画 (油畫)
油脂 
油腻 (油膩)
油菜 
油锅 (油鍋)
油门 (油門)
油饼 (油餅)
牛油 
甘油 
石油 
色拉油 
蚝油 (蠔油)
猪油 (豬油)
酱油 (醬油)
香油 
麻油 
黄油 (黃油)

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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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