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  1. 姓 is the 1147th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xing4 - family name/surname/CL:個|个[ge4]/to be surnamed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
百姓 

Medium Frequency

姓名 
老百姓 

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Meta:

  1. 氏 is the 1498th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 33 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
=> (clan)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - clan name/maiden name
  2. zhi1 - see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 氏 (shi4): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 氏 (shi4): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 氏 (zhi1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 氏 (zhi1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

人氏 
姓氏 
摄氏 (攝氏)
摄氏度 (攝氏度)
李氏 
氏族 
无名氏 (無名氏)
卢氏 (盧氏)
罗氏 (羅氏)
华氏 (華氏)
里氏 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.