• 2420th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)variant of 霉[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for méi (mei2)The component is pronounced as 'hēi' (hei1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

霉菌 (黴菌)

Uncommon

红霉素 (紅黴素)
青霉素 (青黴素)

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  • 1731st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 119 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jūn (jun1)germ • bacteria
2. jùn (jun4)mold • mushroom

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jūn (jun1)The component is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jùn (jun4)The component is pronounced as 'jūn' (jun1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

抗菌 
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
病菌 
细菌 (細菌)
菌类 (菌類)

Uncommon

乳酸菌 
抗菌素 
杆菌 (桿菌)
球菌 
真菌 
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
致病菌 
菌子 
菌落 
链球菌 (鏈球菌)
霉菌 

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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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