• 2300th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diào (diao4)to fish with a hook and bait

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for diào (diao4)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

钓鱼 (釣魚)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)

Uncommon

垂钓 (垂釣)
钓竿 (釣竿)
钓鱼台 (釣魚臺)

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  • 850th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 247 words
  • Component in 226 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Yu2)surname Yu
2. (yu2)fish • CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (yu2)The component is pronounced as '' (yu2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

三文鱼 (三文魚)
捕鱼 (捕魚)
章鱼 (章魚)
金鱼 (金魚)
鱼丸 (魚丸)
鱼片 (魚片)
鱼头 (魚頭)
鱿鱼 (魷魚)
鲍鱼 (鮑魚)
鲤鱼 (鯉魚)
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)
鲸鱼 (鯨魚)
鲫鱼 (鯽魚)
鳄鱼 (鱷魚)

Uncommon

人鱼 (人魚)
墨鱼 (墨魚)
大鱼大肉 (大魚大肉)
如鱼得水 (如魚得水)
带鱼 (帶魚)
打鱼 (打魚)
摸鱼 (摸魚)
木鱼 (木魚)
桂鱼 (桂魚)
沉鱼落雁 (沉魚落雁)
沙丁鱼 (沙丁魚)
炒鱿鱼 (炒魷魚)
热带鱼 (熱帶魚)
糖醋鱼 (糖醋魚)
美人鱼 (美人魚)
临渊羡鱼 (臨淵羨魚)
草鱼 (草魚)
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
钓鱼 (釣魚)
钓鱼岛 (釣魚島)
钓鱼台 (釣魚臺)
青鱼 (青魚)
飞鱼 (飛魚)
鱼子 (魚子)
鱼子酱 (魚子醬)
鱼尾 (魚尾)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)
鱼排 (魚排)
鱼死网破 (魚死網破)
鱼水 (魚水)
鱼池 (魚池)
鱼种 (魚種)
鱼竿 (魚竿)
鱼米之乡 (魚米之鄉)
鱼网 (魚網)
鱼缸 (魚缸)
鱼翅 (魚翅)
鱼肚 (魚肚)
鱼肚白 (魚肚白)
鱼肝油 (魚肝油)
鱼腩 (魚腩)
鱼钩 (魚鉤)
鱼雷 (魚雷)
鱼类 (魚類)
鱼饵 (魚餌)
鱼骨 (魚骨)
鱼鳞 (魚鱗)
鱼龙 (魚龍)
鲅鱼 (鮁魚)
鲑鱼 (鮭魚)
鲭鱼 (鯖魚)
鲳鱼 (鯧魚)
鲮鱼 (鯪魚)
鲶鱼 (鯰魚)
鳗鱼 (鰻魚)
鳕鱼 (鱈魚)
鳟鱼 (鱒魚)
鳝鱼 (鱔魚)
鳜鱼 (鱖魚)
鲈鱼 (鱸魚)
咸鱼 (鹹魚)
黄花鱼 (黃花魚)
黄鱼 (黃魚)

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  • 388th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 6 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 298 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tái (Tai2)Taiwan (abbr.) • surname Tai
2. tái (tai2)(classical) you (in letters) • platform
3. tái (tai2)desk • platform
4. tái (Tai2)Taiwan (abbr.)
5. tái (tai2)platform • stage • terrace • stand • support • desk • station • broadcasting station • classifier for vehicles or machines
6. tái (tai2)typhoon

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

台北 
台湾 (台灣)
台词 (台詞)
天台 
平台 (平臺)
舞台 (舞臺)
茅台 (茅臺)
阳台 (陽臺)
电台 (電臺)
电视台 (電視臺)

Uncommon

上台 
下台 (下臺)
出台 (出臺)
前台 (前臺)
台下 
台中 
台南 
台商 
台大 
台山 
台山市 
台州 
台州市 
台币 (台幣)
台式 
台球 
吧台 
天文台 
展台 (展臺)
工作台 (工作檯)
后台 (後台)
打擂台 (打擂臺)
拆台 (拆臺)
擂台 (擂臺)
服务台 (服務台)
梳妆台 (梳妝檯)
楼台 (樓臺)
台灯 (檯燈)
柜台 (櫃檯)
气象台 (氣象台)
潜台词 (潛台詞)
烟台 (煙台)
烛台 (燭臺)
看台 
炮台 (砲臺)
窗台 (窗臺)
站台 
台上 (臺上)
台子 (臺子)
台独 (臺獨)
台阶 (臺階)
台面 (臺面)
台风 (臺風)
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
丰台 (豐台)
丰台区 (豐台區)
转台 (轉台)
邢台 
开台 (開臺)
露台 (露臺)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.