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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. 贫 is the 1357th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (knife), (shell)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pin2 - poor/inadequate/deficient/garrulous

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
贫困 (貧困)
贫富 (貧富)
贫穷 (貧窮)
贫血 (貧血)

Medium Frequency

一贫如洗 (一貧如洗)
劫富济贫 (劫富濟貧)
扶贫 (扶貧)
脱贫 (脫貧)
贫乏 (貧乏)
贫僧 (貧僧)
贫嘴 (貧嘴)
贫寒 (貧寒)
贫民 (貧民)
贫民窟 (貧民窟)
贫瘠 (貧瘠)
贫苦 (貧苦)
贫贱 (貧賤)
贫道 (貧道)

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Meta:

  1. 如 is the 67th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ru2 - as/as if/such as

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 如 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
如何 
如果 
如此 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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Meta:

  1. 洗 is the 1245th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 68 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (cow), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi3 - to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 洗 (xi3): The component 先 is pronounced as 'xian1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
洗澡 

Medium Frequency

冲洗 (沖洗)
洗刷 
洗手 
洗净 (洗淨)
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗面奶 
洗头 (洗頭)
洗发水 (洗髮水)
清洗 
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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