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  1. 妖 is the 1866th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (N/A), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - goblin/witch/devil/bewitching/enchanting/monster/phantom/demon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 妖 (yao1): The component 夭 is pronounced as 'yao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

妖怪 
妖精 

Medium Frequency

人妖 
 
妖娆 (妖嬈)
妖孽 
妖艳 (妖艷)
妖魔 
小妖 

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Meta:

  1. 孽 is the 2936th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (N/A), (dot), (bitter), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nie4 - son born of a concubine/disaster/sin/evil

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

作孽 

Medium Frequency

妖孽 
孽缘 (孽緣)
罪孽 
造孽 
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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