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  1. 似 is the 431st 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 :
=> (human), (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar/-like/pseudo-/(more) than

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 似 (si4): The component 以 is pronounced as 'yi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
似乎 
貌似 

Medium Frequency

似的 
好似 
相似 
看似 
类似 (類似)

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  1. 乎 is the 458th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (N/A), 𠂇 (left hand), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , 𠂇,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu1 - (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because/than/(classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

似乎 
在乎 
几乎 (幾乎)

Medium Frequency

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
出乎 

Appears In:

also appears in:
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.