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  1. 如 is the 67th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ru2 - as/as if/such as

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 如 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
如何 
如果 
如此 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  1. 雷 is the 685th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Lei2 - surname Lei
  2. lei2 - thunder/(internet slang) terrifying/terrific

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

迅雷 
 

Medium Frequency

地雷 
大发雷霆 (大發雷霆)
手雷 
打雷 
扫雷 (掃雷)
格雷 
雷人 
雷克萨斯 (雷克薩斯)
雷厉风行 (雷厲風行)
雷同 
雷峰塔 
雷州 
雷州市 
雷打不动 (雷打不動)
雷声 (雷聲)
雷诺 (雷諾)
雷达 (雷達)
雷锋 (雷鋒)
雷雨 
雷电 (雷電)
雷霆 
雷鸣 (雷鳴)
惊雷 (驚雷)
鱼雷 (魚雷)

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  1. 贯 is the 1476th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (enclosure), (ten), (shell)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. guan4 - to pierce through/to pass through/to be stringed together/string of 1000 cash

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 贯 (guan4): The component 毌 is pronounced as 'guan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一贯 (一貫)
满贯 (滿貫)
贯彻 (貫徹)
贯穿 (貫穿)

Medium Frequency

全神贯注 (全神貫注)
大满贯 (大滿貫)
如雷贯耳 (如雷貫耳)
横贯 (橫貫)
籍贯 (籍貫)
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
万贯 (萬貫)
贯通 (貫通)
连贯 (連貫)

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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 
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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