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  1. 螳 is the 4254th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (insect), (small), (cover), (mouth), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂉, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tang2 - praying mantis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 螳 (tang2): The component 堂 is pronounced as 'tang2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 螳 (tang2): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

螳螂 

Medium Frequency

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Meta:

  1. 螂 is the 3587th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (insect), (line), (pig snout), (second), (dot), (dot), (town)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂉, , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lang2 - dragonfly/mantis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 螂 (lang2): The component 郎 is pronounced as 'lang2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

蟑螂 

Medium Frequency

螳螂 
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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