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  1. 五 is the 279th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (one), (power/force), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu3 - five/5

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

五一 
五十 
五彩 
五星 
五星级 (五星級)
五月 
五粮液 (五糧液)
五花肉 
十五 
星期五 
第五 
周五 (週五)

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Meta:

  1. 湖 is the 916th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 95 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (ten), (mouth), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu2 - lake/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 湖 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

江湖 
 
湖南 

Medium Frequency

五湖四海 
千岛湖 (千島湖)
南湖 
天鹅湖 (天鵝湖)
太湖 
平湖 
东湖 (東湖)
淡水湖 
湖北 
湖北省 
湖南省 
湖州 
湖泊 
湖滨 (湖濱)
湖边 (湖邊)
泸沽湖 (瀘沽湖)
罗湖 (羅湖)
罗湖区 (羅湖區)
芜湖 (蕪湖)
西湖 
西湖区 (西湖區)
龙湖 (龍湖)

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Meta:

  1. 四 is the 226th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (enclosure), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - four/4

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

十四 
四分之一 
四十 
四十多 
四周 
四季 
四射 
四川 
四月 
四处 (四處)
大四 
新四军 (新四軍)
星期四 
周四 (週四)

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Meta:

  1. 海 is the 189th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 302 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), 丿 (bend), (one), (do not)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Hai3 - surname Hai
  2. hai3 - ocean/sea/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上海 
大海 
 
海南 
海洋 
海量 
海鲜 (海鮮)

Medium Frequency

上海市 
上海话 (上海話)
下海 
中南海 
人山人海 
人海 
什刹海 (什剎海)
出海 
刘海 (劉海)
加勒比海 
北海 
北海道 
南海 
南海区 (南海區)
地中海 
威海 
宁海 (寧海)
爱琴海 (愛琴海)
排山倒海 
东海 (東海)
沿海 
法海 
洱海 
海上 
海信 
海南岛 (海南島)
海参 (海參)
海口 
海啸 (海嘯)
海域 
海报 (海報)
海外 
海宁 (海寧)
海岸 
海岸线 (海岸線)
海岛 (海島)
海峡 (海峽)
海带 (海帶)
海底 
海拔 
海星 
海景 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
海归 (海歸)
海水 
海浪 
海港 
海淀 (海澱)
海淀区 (海澱區)
海滨 (海濱)
海滩 (海灘)
海湾 (海灣)
海尔 (海爾)
海珠 
海珠区 (海珠區)
海盗 (海盜)
海绵 (海綿)
海航 
海苔 
海藻 
海螺 
海里 (海裡)
海角 
海丰 (海豐)
海豚 
海豹 
海贼 (海賊)
海军 (海軍)
海选 (海選)
海边 (海邊)
海阔天空 (海闊天空)
海关 (海關)
海陆 (海陸)
海面 
海风 (海風)
海鸥 (海鷗)
海龟 (海龜)
深海 
渤海 
澄海 
滨海 (濱海)
珠海 
珠海市 
福如东海 (福如東海)
翻江倒海 
脑海 (腦海)
航海 
苦海 
青海 

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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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