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  1. 姑 is the 992nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - paternal aunt/husband's sister/husband's mother (old)/nun/for the time being (literary)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

大姑 
 
姑姑 
姑妈 (姑媽)
灰姑娘 

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Meta:

  1. 娘 is the 879th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (stopping), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. niang2 - mother/young lady
  2. niang2 - variant of 娘[niang2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 娘 (niang2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'nu:3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 娘 (niang2): The component 良 is pronounced as 'liang2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

丈母娘 
伴娘 
 
娘娘 
娘家 
娘子 (孃子)
新娘 
灰姑娘 
老娘 
老板娘 
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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