Meta:

  1. 吸 is the 922nd 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 :
=> (mouth), (N/A), 丿 (bend), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吸 (xi1): The component 及 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
吸收 
呼吸 

Medium Frequency

 
吸入 
吸取 
吸尘器 (吸塵器)
吸毒 
吸气 (吸氣)
吸烟 (吸煙)
吸管 
吸血 
吸血鬼 
呼吸道 

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Meta:

  1. 毒 is the 945th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 68 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (do not)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. du2 - poison/narcotics/evil

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 毒 (du2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

中毒 
排毒 
 
毒刺 
病毒 

Medium Frequency

以毒攻毒 
剧毒 (劇毒)
吸毒 
恶毒 (惡毒)
戒毒 
有毒 
梅毒 
毒品 
毒害 
毒性 
毒气 (毒氣)
毒物 
毒瘤 
毒瘾 (毒癮)
毒素 
毒药 (毒藥)
消毒 
无毒 (無毒)
狠毒 
病毒性 
解毒 

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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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