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  1. 上 is the 16th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 254 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shang3 - see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  2. shang4 - on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)

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Meta:

  1. 弦 is the 2253rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (dark/profound)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弦 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心弦 
琴弦 

Medium Frequency

三弦 
上弦 
上弦月 
下弦 
下弦月 
和弦 
 
弦外之音 
弦月 
弦乐 (弦樂)
扣人心弦 
断弦 (斷弦)
管弦乐 (管弦樂)

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Meta:

  1. 月 is the 169th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 132 words.
  4. appears as a component in 529 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (moon)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yue4 - moon/month/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 月 (yue4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

一月 
三月 
九月 
二月 
五月 
元月 
八月 
六月 
十二月 
十月 
四月 
日月 
明月 
月亮 
月份 
月光 
月子 
月月 
月经 (月經)
月薪 
正月 
岁月 (歲月)
满月 (滿月)
腊月 (臘月)
风月 (風月)
风花雪月 (風花雪月)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.