• 529th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 113 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (hu4)to protect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (hu4)The component is pronounced as 'huò' (huo4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

保护 (保護)
呵护 (呵護)
守护 (守護)
维护 (維護)
护士 (護士)
护理 (護理)
护肤 (護膚)

Uncommon

保护区 (保護區)
守护神 (守護神)
庇护 (庇護)
爱护 (愛護)
掩护 (掩護)
拥护 (擁護)
救护车 (救護車)
特护 (特護)
看护 (看護)
护手霜 (護手霜)
护照 (護照)
护膝 (護膝)
护航 (護航)
护卫 (護衛)
护身符 (護身符)
护送 (護送)
护发素 (護髮素)
辩护 (辯護)
防护 (防護)
养护 (養護)

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  • 443rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 123 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhào (zhao4)according to • in accordance with • to shine • to illuminate • to reflect • to look at (one's reflection) • to take (a photo) • photo • as requested • as before

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhào (zhao4)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

照片 

Uncommon

合照 
写照 (寫照)
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
照亮 
照常 
照明 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照耀 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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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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