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  1. 小 is the 83rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 248 words.
  4. appears as a component in 343 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao3 - small/tiny/few/young

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 小 (xiao3): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
小时 (小時)

Medium Frequency

大小 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小偷 
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小品 
小妹 
小姐 
小姨 
小子 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小学生 (小學生)
小小 
小屋 
小弟 
小心 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小时候 (小時候)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小米 
小组 (小組)
小脚 (小腳)
小腿 
小号 (小號)
小说 (小說)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
微小 
渺小 
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)

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  1. 菜 is the 1264th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 100 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (claw/talon), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai4 - dish (type of food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 菜 (cai4): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 菜 (cai4): The component 采 is pronounced as 'cai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 菜 (cai4): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
菜刀 
蔬菜 

Medium Frequency

上菜 
做菜 
大白菜 
家常菜 
小菜 
小菜一碟 
川菜 
油菜 
泡菜 
炒菜 
生菜 
白菜 
素菜 
紫菜 
芹菜 
菜单 (菜單)
菜市场 (菜市場)
菜花 
菜谱 (菜譜)
菜肴 (菜餚)
菜鸟 (菜鳥)
菠菜 
荠菜 (薺菜)
酸菜 
青菜 
韭菜 
饭菜 (飯菜)
香菜 
咸菜 (鹹菜)
点菜 (點菜)

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  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (one)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

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  1. 碟 is the 2829th 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 :
=> (stone), (N/A), 廿 (two hands/twenty), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. die2 - dish/plate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 碟 (die2): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

小菜一碟 
 

Medium Frequency

光碟 
碟子 
碟片 
飞碟 (飛碟)
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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