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  1. 土 is the 515th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 105 words.
  4. appears as a component in 346 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tu3 - Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu
  2. tu3 - earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 土 (tu3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
土地 
土豆 

Medium Frequency

入土 
出土 
卷土重来 (卷土重來)
国土 (國土)
土人 
土包子 
土匪 
土司 
土壤 
土家族 
土星 
土木 
土楼 (土樓)
土特产 (土特產)
土生土长 (土生土長)
土耳其 
土著 
土豆泥 
土豪 
土鳖 (土鱉)
尘土 (塵土)
故土 
本土 
水土 
水土不服 
泥土 
净土 (淨土)
混凝土 
灰头土脸 (灰頭土臉)
稀土 
粘土 
粪土 (糞土)
乡土 (鄉土)
领土 (領土)
风土 (風土)
黄土 (黃土)

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  1. 耳 is the 885th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 110 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ear)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er3 - ear/handle (archaeology)/and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 二 is pronounced as 'er4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 耳 is pronounced as 'er3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Medium Frequency

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  1. 其 is the 85th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 65 words.
  4. appears as a component in 20 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (sweet), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi2 - his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 其 (qi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
其他 
其实 (其實)

Medium Frequency

其中 
其它 
其次 
其余 (其餘)
尤其 
尤其是 
极其 (極其)
莫名其妙 
顺其自然 (順其自然)
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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