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  1. 住 is the 309th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu4 - to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 住 (zhu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

住宅 
住房 
住院 
入住 
居住 
抓住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
留住 
记住 (記住)

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Meta:

  1. 房 is the 512th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (door/house), (square/raft)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Fang2 - surname Fang
  2. fang2 - house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 房 (fang2): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
房子 
房间 (房間)

Medium Frequency

乳房 
二手房 
住房 
健身房 
套房 
厨房 (廚房)
心房 
房价 (房價)
房地产 (房地產)
房屋 
房东 (房東)
房产 (房產)
房租 
房贷 (房貸)
房门 (房門)
新房 
书房 (書房)
病房 
票房 
私房 
租房 
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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