Meta:

  1. 下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 255 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Meta:

  1. 属 is the 610th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (N/A), (insect), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂉,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shu3 - category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to belong to/subordinate to/affiliated with/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/to be/to prove to be/to constitute
  2. zhu3 - to join together/to fix one's attention on/to concentrate on

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 属 (shu3): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

专属 (專屬)
 ()
属于 (屬於)

Medium Frequency

下属 (下屬)
家属 (家屬)
属实 (屬實)
属性 (屬性)
属相 (屬相)
归属 (歸屬)
归属感 (歸屬感)
眷属 (眷屬)
亲属 (親屬)
重金属 (重金屬)
金属 (金屬)
附属 (附屬)
非你莫属 (非你莫屬)

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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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