Meta:

  1. 何 is the 229th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (one), (hook), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. He2 - surname He
  2. he2 - what/how/why/which/carry

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 何 (he2): The component 可 is pronounced as 'ke4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任何 
如何 

Medium Frequency

 
何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

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Meta:

  1. 以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  2. yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Medium Frequency

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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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.
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