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  1. 冥 is the 2733rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cover), (sun/day), (lid), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - dark/deep/stupid/the underworld

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 冥 (ming2): The component 冖 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

冥想 

Medium Frequency

冥思苦想 
冥王 
冥王星 
幽冥 

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  1. 思 is the 298th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 92 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (field), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si1 - to think/to consider

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

好意思 
思念 
思想 
思考 
意思 

Medium Frequency

不可思议 (不可思議)
反思 
心思 
 
思索 
思维 (思維)
思绪 (思緒)
思议 (思議)
思路 
思量 
有意思 
沉思 
没意思 (沒意思)
深思 
胡思乱想 (胡思亂想)
雅思 
马克思 (馬克思)

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  1. 苦 is the 633rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ku3 - bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

痛苦 
 
辛苦 

Medium Frequency

何苦 
刻苦 
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
受苦 
吃苦 
艰苦 (艱苦)
苦力 
苦命 
苦工 
苦心 
苦闷 (苦悶)
苦恼 (苦惱)
苦涩 (苦澀)
苦瓜 
苦痛 
苦笑 
苦苦 
苦难 (苦難)
诉苦 (訴苦)
辛辛苦苦 
酸甜苦辣 

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  1. 想 is the 99th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (eye), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiang3 - to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 相 is pronounced as 'xiang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 想 (xiang3): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

梦想 (夢想)
幻想 
心想 
思想 
想到 
想念 
想想 
想法 
想要 
想象 
想起 
理想 
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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