Meta:

  1. 列 is the 500th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - to arrange/to line up/row/file/series/column

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

列车 (列車)
系列 

Medium Frequency

一系列 
下列 
并列 (並列)
以色列 
位列 
 
列入 
列出 
列宁 (列寧)
列岛 (列島)
列为 (列為)
列举 (列舉)
列表 
列车员 (列車員)
前列 
前列腺 
名列 
排列 
行列 

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Meta:

  1. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (power/force), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.