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  1. 哲 is the 1115th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (axe), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhe2 - philosophy/wise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 哲 (zhe2): The component 折 is pronounced as 'she2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 哲 (zhe2): The component 折 is pronounced as 'zhe1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 哲 (zhe2): The component 折 is pronounced as 'zhe2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

哲学 (哲學)
哲理 

Medium Frequency

哲人 
哲学家 (哲學家)
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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