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  1. 垂 is the 1590th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (ten), (scholar), (grass)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chui2 - to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath/nearly/almost/to approach

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

下垂 
垂直 

Medium Frequency

低垂 
功败垂成 (功敗垂成)
垂下 
垂危 
垂感 
垂死 
垂涎 
垂涎欲滴 
垂泪 (垂淚)
垂钓 (垂釣)
垂青 
垂头丧气 (垂頭喪氣)
永垂不朽 
耳垂 
胃下垂 

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  1. 涎 is the 3762nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (long stride), (N/A), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - saliva/shamelessly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

垂涎 

Medium Frequency

垂涎欲滴 

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Meta:

  1. 欲 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (valley), (yawn)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 欲 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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Meta:

  1. 滴 is the 1893rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (lid), (eight/divide), (yawn), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. di1 - a drop/to drip

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 滴 (di1): The component 啇 is pronounced as 'di2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 滴 (di1): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 滴 (di1): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
点滴 (點滴)

Medium Frequency

滴答 
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
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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