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  1. 鯰 is the 5085th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fish), (human), (dot), (N/A), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nian2 - sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus)/oriental catfish/see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鯰 (nian2): The component 念 is pronounced as 'nian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鯰 (nian2): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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