1. 使

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  1. 使 is the 119th most frequent character.
  2. 使 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 使 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 使 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
使 => 亻, 吏
Radical :
使 => 亻 (human), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
使 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨, 口, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi3 - to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 吏 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使 
使用 
即使 
天使 

Medium Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
纵使 (縱使)
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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