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  1. 左 is the 780th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂇,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (work)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zuo3 - surname Zuo
  2. zuo3 - left/the Left (politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant of 佐[zuo3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
左右 

Medium Frequency

左手 
左边 (左邊)

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  1. 側 is the 1218th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (shell), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ce4 - the side/to incline towards/to lean/inclined/lateral/side
  2. zhai1 - lean on one side

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 側 (ce4): The component 則 is pronounced as 'ze2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
侧面 (側面)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)

Medium Frequency

侧目 (側目)
侧卧 (側臥)
侧身 (側身)
北侧 (北側)
南侧 (南側)
右侧 (右側)
外侧 (外側)
左侧 (左側)
东侧 (東側)
西侧 (西側)
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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