Meta:

  1. 劍 is the 867th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (one), No glyph available, (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - double-edged sword/CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]/classifier for blows of a sword

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 劍 (jian4): The component 僉 is pronounced as 'qian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

剑客 (劍客)
剑桥 (劍橋)

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Meta:

  1. 橋 is the 1290th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (N/A), (big), (mouth), (upside down box), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qiao2 - bridge/CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 橋 (qiao2): The component 喬 is pronounced as 'qiao2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大桥 (大橋)
 ()
虹桥 (虹橋)

Medium Frequency

剑桥 (劍橋)
吊桥 (吊橋)
天桥 (天橋)
小桥 (小橋)
康桥 (康橋)
断桥 (斷橋)
板桥 (板橋)
桥梁 (橋梁)
桥头 (橋頭)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
立交桥 (立交橋)
路桥 (路橋)
高架桥 (高架橋)
鹊桥 (鵲橋)
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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