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  1. 取 is the 323rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ear), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qu3 - to take/to get/to choose/to fetch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

获取 (獲取)
领取 (領取)

Medium Frequency

 
取代 
取出 
取得 
取悦 (取悅)
取暖 
取消 
抽取 
采取 (採取)
换取 (換取)
摘取 
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
争取 (爭取)
进取 (進取)

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Meta:

  1. 消 is the 439th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 68 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (small), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao1 - to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to/need

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 消 (xiao1): The component 肖 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

消失 
消息 

Medium Frequency

取消 
 
消停 
消化 
消极 (消極)
消毒 
消灭 (消滅)
消炎 
消磨 
消耗 
消肿 (消腫)
消费 (消費)
消费者 (消費者)
消逝 
消遣 
消防 
消除 
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
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.