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  1. 亲 is the 362nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (ten), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin1 - parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss
  2. qing4 - parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
 ()
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Medium Frequency

探亲 (探親)
亲人 (親人)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)

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Meta:

  1. 朋 is the 880th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (N/A)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. peng2 - friend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 朋 (peng2): The component 朋 is pronounced as 'peng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

朋友 

Medium Frequency

男朋友 

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Meta:

  1. 好 is the 82nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 135 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hao3 - good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)/to be in love (e.g. 学姐,你跟他好了,就不怕代沟么?)
  2. hao4 - to be fond of/to have a tendency to/to be prone to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

只好 
好不容易 
好久 
好似 
好像 
好友 
好吃 
好多 
好好 
好几 (好幾)
好意思 
好玩 
好看 
好听 (好聽)
好处 (好處)
好运 (好運)
幸好 
最好 
美好 
说好 (說好)
还好 (還好)

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Meta:

  1. 友 is the 594th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂇,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you3 - friend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 友 (you3): The component 又 is pronounced as 'you4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

好友 
朋友 

Medium Frequency

交友 
 
友情 
友谊 (友誼)
女友 
女朋友 
小朋友 
男友 
男朋友 
网友 (網友)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)

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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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