1. 越
  2. 俎
  3. 代
  4. 庖

越

Previous (消)Next (器)
  • 440th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 88 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
越→
走戉
2Radical
越→
走run匚box戈spear
3Graphical
越→
一丨一龰一㇗戈

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuè (Yue4)generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods • abbr. for Vietnam 越南
2. yuè (yue4)to exceed • to climb over • to surpass • the more... the more

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 越 yuè (yue4)The component 戉 is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

越 also appears in:
樾

Example Words

Common

穿越 
越来越 (越來越)

Uncommon

卓越 
超越 
越南 
越狱 (越獄)
越发 (越發)
越秀区 (越秀區)
越野 
跨越 
飞越 (飛越)

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俎

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Previous (绦)Next (榫)
  • 4881st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
俎→
仌且
2Radical
俎→
仌N/A月moon一one
3Graphical
俎→
仌冂二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǔ (zu3)a stand for food at sacrifice

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Uncommon

刀俎 
越俎代庖 

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代

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Previous (特)Next (内)
  • 174th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 274 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
代→
亻弋
2Radical
代→
亻human弋arrow
3Graphical
代→
㇒丨弋

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dài (dai4)to substitute • to act on behalf of others • to replace • generation • dynasty • age • period • (historical) era • (geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

代 also appears in:
袋贷黛岱玳貸鮘

Example Words

Common

代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Uncommon

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代表性 
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
清代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

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庖

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Previous (翱)Next (籁)
  • 4138th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
庖→
广包
2Radical
庖→
广house on cliff勹wrap巳oneself
3Graphical
庖→
厂丶㇆㇒丨匚乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. páo (pao2)kitchen

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 庖 páo (pao2)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Uncommon

庖厨 (庖廚)
越俎代庖 

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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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