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. 管 is the 252nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (roof), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guan3 - surname Guan
  2. guan3 - to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of/to look after/to run/to care about/tube/pipe/(spoken) to/towards

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 管 (guan3): The component 官 is pronounced as 'guan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不管 
 

Medium Frequency

主管 
保管 
尽管 (儘管)
吸管 
城管 
心血管 
水管 
监管 (監管)
管制 
管家 
管教 
管理 
管理员 (管理員)
管用 
管道 
血管 
钢管 (鋼管)
高管 

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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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