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  1. 减 is the 855th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ice), (cliff), (spear), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 减 (jian3): The component 咸 is pronounced as 'xian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
减少 (減少)
减肥 (減肥)

Medium Frequency

删减 (刪減)
削减 (削減)
减去 (減去)
减压 (減壓)
减弱 (減弱)
减掉 (減掉)
减缓 (減緩)
减轻 (減輕)
减退 (減退)
减速 (減速)

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Meta:

  1. 弱 is the 1036th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available
Radical :
=> (N/A)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ruo4 - weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弱 (ruo4): The component 弱 is pronounced as 'ruo4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
脆弱 

Medium Frequency

弱势 (弱勢)
弱智 
弱点 (弱點)
微弱 
懦弱 
柔弱 
减弱 (減弱)
示弱 
薄弱 
虚弱 (虛弱)
衰弱 
软弱 (軟弱)

Appears In:

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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