Meta:

  1. 供 is the 550th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (grass), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong1 - to provide/to supply
  2. gong4 - sacrificial offering/to confess

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 供 (gong1): The component 共 is pronounced as 'gong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 供 (gong4): The component 共 is pronounced as 'gong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
提供 

Medium Frequency

供奉 
供应 (供應)
供应商 (供應商)
供给 (供給)
供词 (供詞)
供电 (供電)
供养 (供養)

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Meta:

  1. 应 is the 144th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广, No glyph available
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (small), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ying4 - surname Ying
  2. ying1 - to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to
  3. ying4 - to answer/to respond/to comply with/to deal or cope with

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 应 (ying1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 应 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一呼百应 (一呼百應)
反应 (反應)
 ()
应用 (應用)
应该 (應該)
答应 (答應)
适应 (適應)

Medium Frequency

供应 (供應)
供应商 (供應商)
呼应 (呼應)
回应 (回應)
报应 (報應)
对应 (對應)
得心应手 (得心應手)
感应 (感應)
应付 (應付)
应对 (應對)
应急 (應急)
应景 (應景)
应有尽有 (應有盡有)
应当 (應當)
应聘 (應聘)
应聘者 (應聘者)
应试 (應試)
应变 (應變)
应酬 (應酬)
应验 (應驗)
效应 (效應)
相应 (相應)
响应 (響應)
顺应 (順應)

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Meta:

  1. 商 is the 402nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 109 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (lid), (eight/divide), (upside down box), (eight/divide), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shang1 - the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC
  2. shang1 - commerce/to consult/quotient/2nd note in pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

商务 (商務)
商品 
商城 
商场 (商場)
商业 (商業)
情商 
智商 

Medium Frequency

代理商 
供应商 (供應商)
券商 
协商 (協商)
台商 
 
商丘 
商人 
商务部 (商務部)
商报 (商報)
商女 
商学院 (商學院)
商家 
商店 
商户 (商戶)
商会 (商會)
商业化 (商業化)
商标 (商標)
商机 (商機)
商界 
商铺 (商舖)
商贸 (商貿)
商量 
奸商 
工商 
厂商 (廠商)
批发商 (批發商)
招商 
经商 (經商)
经销商 (經銷商)
制造商 (製造商)
运营商 (運營商)
开发商 (開發商)

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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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