1. 鼓
  2. 浪
  3. 屿

鼓

Previous (抱)Next (植)
  • 1121st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鼓→
壴支
2Radical
鼓→
鼓drum
3Graphical
鼓→
一丨一口丷一一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǔ (gu3)drum • CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] • to drum • to strike • to rouse • to bulge • to swell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 gǔ (gu3)The component 壴 is pronounced as 'zhù' (zhu4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 鼓 gǔ (gu3)The component 鼓 is pronounced as 'gǔ' (gu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

鼓 also appears in:
鼓鼙鼗瞽臌鼞鼜鼖鼘

Example Words

Common

鼓励 (鼓勵)
鼓掌 
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)
鼓起 

Uncommon

大鼓 
打鼓 
捣鼓 (搗鼓)
锣鼓 (鑼鼓)
鼓动 (鼓動)
鼓吹 
鼓手 
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
鼓舞 
鼓点 (鼓點)
鼓鼓 

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浪

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Previous (妹)Next (汇)
  • 1184th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 71 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
浪→
氵良
2Radical
浪→
氵water艮stopping丶dot
3Graphical
浪→
⺀㇀丨㇕二乚冫丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. làng (lang4)wave • breaker • unrestrained • dissipated

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 浪 làng (lang4)The component 良 is pronounced as 'liáng' (liang2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

浪 also appears in:
蒗

Example Words

Common

新浪 
浪漫 

Uncommon

新浪网 (新浪網)
流浪 
浪费 (浪費)
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

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屿

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Previous (绸)Next (氢)
  • 2630th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
屿→
山与
2Radical
屿→
山mountainNo glyph available一one
3Graphical
屿→
丨凵己一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǔ (yu3)islet

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 屿 yǔ (yu3)The component 与 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 屿 yǔ (yu3)The component 与 is pronounced as 'yǔ' (yu3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 屿 yǔ (yu3)The component 与 is pronounced as 'yù' (yu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 屿 yǔ (yu3)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

Uncommon

岛屿 (島嶼)

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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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