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  1. 先 is the 188th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cow), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian1 - early/prior/former/in advance/first

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
先生 

Medium Frequency

事先 
优先 (優先)
先后 (先後)
先进 (先進)
先锋 (先鋒)
抢先 (搶先)
祖先 
领先 (領先)
首先 

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Meta:

  1. 驱 is the 1509th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (horse), (box), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qu1 - to expel/to urge on/to drive/to run quickly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 驱 (qu1): The component 区 is pronounced as 'qu1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
驱动 (驅動)
驱逐 (驅逐)
驱魔 (驅魔)

Medium Frequency

先驱 (先驅)
光驱 (光驅)
驱使 (驅使)
驱散 (驅散)
驱走 (驅走)
驱赶 (驅趕)
驱逐舰 (驅逐艦)
驱邪 (驅邪)
驱除 (驅除)
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.