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  1. 字 is the 393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名字 
 
数字 (數字)

Medium Frequency

十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字幕 
字数 (字數)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字号 (字號)
字迹 (字跡)
字体 (字體)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
文字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)

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Meta:

  1. 典 is the 1042nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> No glyph available, (two), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian3 - canon/law/standard work of scholarship/literary quotation or allusion/ceremony/to be in charge of/to mortgage or pawn

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

经典 (經典)

Medium Frequency

典型 
典礼 (典禮)
典范 (典範)
典雅 
古典 
字典 
宝典 (寶典)
恩典 
庆典 (慶典)
瑞典 
盛典 
词典 (詞典)
雅典娜 

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also appears in:
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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