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  1. 十 is the 112th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 560 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - ten/10

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 十 (shi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 十 (shi2): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 十 (shi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

三十 
 
十二 
十分 

Medium Frequency

七十 
二十 
二十多 
五十 
八十 
六十 
十一 
十七 
十三 
十九 
十二月 
十五 
十全十美 
十八 
十六 
十四 
十字 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十几 (十幾)
十月 
十万 (十萬)
十足 
四十 
年三十 

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Meta:

  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (one)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)
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.