1. 蠹

蠹

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  • 4586th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蠹→
No glyph available䖵
2Radical
蠹→
十ten口mouth丨line冖cover石stone䖵N/A
3Graphical
蠹→
一丨口丨冖一丿口䖵

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dù (du4)insect that eats into books, clothing etc • moth-eaten • worm-eaten

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蠹 dù (du4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蠹 dù (du4)The component 石 is pronounced as 'dàn' (dan4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

户枢不蠹 (戶樞不蠹)

Uncommon

蠹鱼 (蠹魚)

RareShow 27

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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