• 2357th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǒu (dou3)steep • precipitous • abrubtly • suddenly • unexpectedly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dǒu (dou3)The component is pronounced as 'zǒu' (zou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

陡坡 
陡峭 
陡然 

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  • 1548th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (po1)slope • CL:個|个[ge4] • sloping • slanted

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (po1)The component is pronounced as '' (pi2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

新加坡 

Uncommon

上坡 
下坡 
下坡路 
吉隆坡 
坡度 
山坡 
斜坡 
东坡 (東坡)
东坡肉 (東坡肉)
滑坡 
苏东坡 (蘇東坡)

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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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