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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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also appears in:

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  1. 饥 is the 2168th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eat/food), (table)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - hungry
  2. ji1 - variant of 飢|饥[ji1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 饥 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 饥 (ji1): The component 饣 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 饥 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 饥 (ji1): The component 几 is pronounced as 'ji3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

饥饿 (飢餓)

Medium Frequency

充饥 (充飢)
如饥似渴 (如飢似渴)
饥不择食 (飢不擇食)
饥渴 (飢渴)
饥荒 (饑荒)

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  1. 似 is the 431st 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 :
=> (human), (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar/-like/pseudo-/(more) than

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 似 (si4): The component 以 is pronounced as 'yi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
似乎 
貌似 

Medium Frequency

似的 
好似 
相似 
看似 
类似 (類似)

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  1. 渴 is the 1969th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (say), (wrap), (human), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ke3 - thirsty

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 渴 (ke3): The component 曷 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

渴望 

Medium Frequency

口渴 
 
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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