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  1. 貓 is the 1671st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cat/badger), (grass), (field)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao1 - cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 貓 (mao1): The component 苗 is pronounced as 'miao2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 貓 (mao1): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

夜猫子 (夜貓子)
熊猫 (熊貓)
熊猫眼 (熊貓眼)
猫咪 (貓咪)
猫眼 (貓眼)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)
龙猫 (龍貓)

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  1. 咪 is the 3307th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (rice)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mi1 - sound to call cat

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咪 (mi1): The component 米 is pronounced as 'mi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

妈咪 (媽咪)

Medium Frequency

咪咪 
猫咪 (貓咪)
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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