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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

that's not wood, though, it's 小 with a 一 through it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, I also came by to say this (and reply to acabjones below re. Pleco). Pleco has the bottom component as 朩 deng3, reference in image below:

Edit: that being said, I really admire OP for their curiousity and intuition to break down the characters manually, even if they don't arrive at the correct result every time. It will put them in a fantastic place for the rest of their Chinese learning.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait is this a paid dictionary on Pleco? I don't think I have the character breakdown like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I haven't paid for any add ons, so this should be one of the free ones? I added the following: