• 1671st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 55 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. māo (mao1)cat • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for māo (mao1)The component is pronounced as 'miáo' (miao2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for māo (mao1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

夜猫子 (夜貓子)
熊猫 (熊貓)
猫咪 (貓咪)

Uncommon

加菲猫 (加菲貓)
大熊猫 (大熊貓)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
熊猫眼 (熊貓眼)
狸猫 (狸貓)
猫儿 (貓兒)
猫眼 (貓眼)
猫腻 (貓膩)
猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹)
躲猫猫 (躲貓貓)
龙猫 (龍貓)

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  • 2813th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ni4)greasy • soft • unctuous • intimate • tired of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ni4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

油腻 (油膩)
细腻 (細膩)

Uncommon

腻味 (膩味)
猫腻 (貓膩)

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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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