1. 難
  2. 熬

難

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  • 295th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 212 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
難→
No glyph available隹
2Radical
難→
廿two hands/twenty口mouth丨line人human二two隹small bird
3Graphical
難→
卄一口丨人二㇒丨一二丨一丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nán (nan2)difficult (to...) • problem • difficulty • difficult • not good
2. nàn (nan4)disaster • distress • to scold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 難 nán (nan2)The component 廿 is pronounced as 'niàn' (nian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 難 nàn (nan4)The component 廿 is pronounced as 'niàn' (nian4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

困难 (困難)
艰难 (艱難)
难以 (難以)
难受 (難受)
难得 (難得)
难忘 (難忘)
难过 (難過)
难道 (難道)

Uncommon

刁难 (刁難)
劫难 (劫難)
危难 (危難)
患难 (患難)
灾难 (災難)
为难 (為難)
磨难 (磨難)
苦难 (苦難)
遇难 (遇難)
难免 (難免)
难吃 (難吃)
难堪 (難堪)
难度 (難度)
难得一见 (難得一見)
难怪 (難怪)
难为 (難為)
难熬 (難熬)
难看 (難看)
难闻 (難聞)
难听 (難聽)
难处 (難處)
难关 (難關)
难题 (難題)

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熬

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  • 2699th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
熬→
敖灬
2Radical
熬→
龶N/A一one丿bend㇆N/A⺙knock灬fire
3Graphical
熬→
龶一丿㇆丿一乂灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. āo (ao1)to boil • to simmer
2. áo (ao2)to cook on a slow fire • to extract by heating • to decoct • to endure

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 熬 āo (ao1)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 熬 áo (ao2)The component 敖 is pronounced as 'áo' (ao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

熬夜 

Uncommon

煎熬 

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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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