1. 酵

酵

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  • 3524th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
酵→
酉孝
2Radical
酵→
酉wine/alcohol耂old子child
3Graphical
酵→
一丿乚口一耂㇇亅一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (jiao4)yeast • leavening • fermentation • Taiwan pr. [xiao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 酵 jiào (jiao4)The component 孝 is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
酵的是我这
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Example Words

Common

发酵 (發酵)

Uncommon

酵母 

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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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