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  1. 周 is the 490th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhou1 - surname Zhou/Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
  2. zhou1 - to make a circuit/to circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle/complete/all/all over/thorough/to help financially
  3. zhou1 - week/weekly/variant of 周[zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
周围 (周圍)
周边 (周邊)
周末 (週末)

Medium Frequency

周杰伦 (周傑倫)
周易 
周岁 (周歲)
周渝民 
周瑜 
周身 
周遭 
四周 
周一 (週一)
周三 (週三)
周二 (週二)
周五 (週五)
周六 (週六)
周刊 (週刊)
周到 (週到)
周四 (週四)
周年 (週年)
周日 (週日)
周期 (週期)

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  1. 四 is the 226th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (enclosure), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - four/4

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

十四 
四分之一 
四十 
四十多 
四周 
四季 
四射 
四川 
四月 
四处 (四處)
大四 
新四军 (新四軍)
星期四 
周四 (週四)

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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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