1. 螳

螳

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  • 4254th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
螳→
虫堂
2Radical
螳→
虫insect⺌small冖cover口mouth土earth
3Graphical
螳→
口丨𠂉丨丷冖口一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. táng (tang2)praying mantis

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 螳 táng (tang2)The component 堂 is pronounced as 'táng' (tang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 螳 táng (tang2)The component 土 is pronounced as 'tǔ' (tu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
螳的是我这
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Example Words

Uncommon

螳螂 

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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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