• 1169th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mài (Mai4)surname Mai
2. mài (mai4)wheat • barley • oats

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mài (mai4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Medium Frequency

丹麦 (丹麥)
全麦 (全麥)
大麦 (大麥)
小麦 (小麥)
油麦 (油麥)
烧麦 (燒麥)
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)
耳麦 (耳麥)
荞麦 (蕎麥)
麦克 (麥克)
麦克风 (麥克風)
麦子 (麥子)
麦德龙 (麥德龍)
麦片 (麥片)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
麦芽 (麥芽)
麦芽糖 (麥芽糖)
麦迪逊 (麥迪遜)
麦霸 (麥霸)
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  • 71st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 118 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dāng (dang1)to be • to act as • manage • withstand • when • during • ought • should • match equally • equal • same • obstruct • just at (a time or place) • on the spot • right • just at
2. dàng (dang4)at or in the very same... • suitable • adequate • fitting • proper • to replace • to regard as • to think • to pawn • (coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
当年 (當年)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)

Medium Frequency

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当成 (當成)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当 (相當)
相当于 (相當於)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
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  • 678th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. láo (lao2)toil
2. lào (lao4)to console

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for láo (lao2)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for lào (lao4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

功劳 (功勞)
 ()
劳动 (勞動)
劳资 (勞資)
勤劳 (勤勞)
疲劳 (疲勞)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Medium Frequency

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
劳作 (勞作)
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳力 (勞力)
劳力士 (勞力士)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动节 (勞動節)
劳动者 (勞動者)
劳工 (勞工)
劳心 (勞心)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
劳模 (勞模)
劳碌 (勞碌)
劳累 (勞累)
劳苦 (勞苦)
劳逸 (勞逸)
劳顿 (勞頓)
徒劳 (徒勞)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
慰劳 (慰勞)
操劳 (操勞)
效劳 (效勞)
犒劳 (犒勞)
耐劳 (耐勞)
举手之劳 (舉手之勞)
辛劳 (辛勞)
过劳 (過勞)
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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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