• 1770th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tóng (tong2)copper (chemistry) • see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] • CL:塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tóng (tong2)The component is pronounced as 'tóng' (tong2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for tóng (tong2)The component is pronounced as 'tòng' (tong4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

铜牌 (銅牌)
青铜 (青銅)

Uncommon

古铜色 (古銅色)
铜仁 (銅仁)
铜像 (銅像)
铜器 (銅器)
铜川 (銅川)
铜板 (銅板)
铜梁 (銅梁)
铜铃 (銅鈴)
铜锣 (銅鑼)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
铜锣烧 (銅鑼燒)
铜陵 (銅陵)
铜鼓 (銅鼓)
青铜器 (青銅器)
黄铜 (黃銅)

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  • 1259th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. pái (pai2)mahjong tile • playing card • game pieces • signboard • plate • tablet • medal • CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piàn' (pian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for pái (pai2)The component is pronounced as 'piān' (pian1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

品牌 
打牌 

Uncommon

名牌 
大牌 
广告牌 (廣告牌)
招牌 
扑克牌 (撲克牌)
洗牌 
牌坊 
牌子 
牌局 
牌照 
王牌 
玩牌 
登机牌 (登機牌)
盾牌 
车牌 (車牌)
金牌 
银牌 (銀牌)
铜牌 (銅牌)

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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.