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  1. 居 is the 677th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ju1 - surname Ju
  2. ji1 - (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
  3. ju1 - to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ju1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

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  1. 民 is the 113th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 134 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (oneself), (N/A), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Min2 - surname Min
  2. min2 - the people/nationality/citizen

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人民 
人民币 (人民幣)
公民 
市民 
民主 
民族 

Medium Frequency

人民网 (人民網)
全民 
周渝民 
回民 
国民 (國民)
国民党 (國民黨)
国泰民安 (國泰民安)
居民 
平民 
村民 
 
民俗 
民国 (民國)
民居 
民工 
民心 
民意 
民歌 
民营 (民營)
民生 
民众 (民眾)
民航 
民谣 (民謠)
民警 
民进党 (民進黨)
民间 (民間)
渔民 (漁民)
牧民 
移民 
网民 (網民)
股民 
亲民 (親民)
农民 (農民)
农民工 (農民工)
游民 (遊民)
选民 (選民)

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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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