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  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (one)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

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Meta:

  1. 臂 is the 1686th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (mouth), (bitter), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi4 - arm

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 臂 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 臂 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 臂 (bi4): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手臂 
 

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
失之交臂 
臂弯 (臂彎)
臂膀 
双臂 (雙臂)

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Meta:

  1. 之 is the 44th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𪜋,
Radical :
=> (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 之 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
之前 
之后 (之後)

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之一 
之上 
之下 
之中 
之内 (之內)
之外 
之所以 
之间 (之間)
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
总之 (總之)

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Meta:

  1. 力 is the 106th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 259 words.
  4. appears as a component in 147 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li4 - surname Li
  2. li4 - power/force/strength/ability/strenuously

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 力 (li4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
力量 
努力 
压力 (壓力)
实力 (實力)
巧克力 
引力 
影响力 (影響力)
给力 (給力)
能力 
魅力 

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
主力 
人力 
免疫力 
全力 
全力以赴 
兵力 
创造力 (創造力)
力不从心 (力不從心)
力作 
力度 
力挺 
力气 (力氣)
力争 (力爭)
功力 
助力 
动力 (動力)
势力 (勢力)
吃力 
吸引力 
大力 
奋力 (奮力)
威力 
强力 (強力)
弹力 (彈力)
想象力 
意志力 
战斗力 (戰鬥力)
抵抗力 
接力 
智力 
暴力 
有力 
朱古力 
极力 (極力)
权力 (權力)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
毅力 
注意力 
活力 
潜力 (潛力)
火力 
无力 (無力)
无能为力 (無能為力)
王力宏 
生命力 
用力 
尽力 (盡力)
眼力 
竞争力 (競爭力)
精力 
耐力 
听力 (聽力)
脑力 (腦力)
苦力 
视力 (視力)
记忆力 (記憶力)
财力 (財力)
费力 (費力)
卖力 (賣力)
阻力 
电力 (電力)
马力 (馬力)
体力 (體力)
魄力 
魔力 
鼎力 
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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