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  1. 向 is the 146th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xiang4 - surname Xiang
  2. xiang4 - towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to side with/shortly before/formerly/always/all along

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
方向 

Medium Frequency

一向 
倾向 (傾向)
内向 (內向)
向上 
向下 
向来 (向來)
向前 
向右 
向日葵 
向往 (嚮往)
走向 
转向 (轉向)
面向 (面嚮)
风向 (風向)

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Meta:

  1. 右 is the 781st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂇,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you4 - right (-hand)/the Right (politics)/west (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 右 (you4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

右边 (右邊)
左右 

Medium Frequency

 
右侧 (右側)
右手 
向右 
左右逢源 

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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.
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