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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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Meta:

  1. 豆 is the 1791st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 61 words.
  4. appears as a component in 63 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠮛,
Radical :
=> (bean)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dou4 - variant of 豆[dou4]
  2. dou4 - bean/pea/CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]/sacrificial vessel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 豆 (dou4): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

土豆 
红豆 (紅豆)
豆浆 (豆漿)
豆瓣 
豆腐 

Medium Frequency

吃豆腐 
咖啡豆 (咖啡荳)
土豆泥 
大豆 
扁豆 
毛豆 
纳豆 (納豆)
绿豆 (綠豆)
臭豆腐 
 ()
豆角 (荳角)
豆奶 
豆子 
豆沙 
豆瓣酱 (豆瓣醬)
豆腐渣 
豆腐脑 (豆腐腦)
豆花 
豆芽 
豆苗 
豆豉 
豆类 (豆類)
豌豆 
青豆 
麻豆 
黄豆 (黃荳)

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Meta:

  1. 泥 is the 1497th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (corpse), (spoon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ni2 - mud/clay/paste/pulp
  2. ni4 - restrained

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

土豆泥 
水泥 
泥土 
泥煤 

Medium Frequency

拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
拘泥 
枣泥 (棗泥)
污泥 
 
泥巴 
泥沙 
泥沼 
泥淖 
泥浆 (泥漿)
泥潭 
泥泞 (泥濘)
泥石流 
泥鳅 (泥鰍)
淤泥 
烂泥 (爛泥)
烂醉如泥 (爛醉如泥)
草泥马 (草泥馬)
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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