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  1. 延 is the 1101st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (long stride), (N/A), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan2 - surname Yan
  2. yan2 - to prolong/to extend/to delay

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 延 (yan2): The component 廴 is pronounced as 'yin4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

延伸 
延安 
延缓 (延緩)
延续 (延續)
延误 (延誤)
延长 (延長)
拖延 
蔓延 

Medium Frequency

 
延吉 
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
延后 (延後)
延庆 (延慶)
延期 
延津 
延迟 (延遲)
延边 (延邊)
绵延 (綿延)
苟延残喘 (苟延殘喘)

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寿

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Meta:

  1. 寿 is the 1613th most frequent character.
  2. 寿 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 寿 appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. 寿 appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
寿 => ,
Radical :
寿 => (one), (two), (line), (thumb)
Graphical :
寿 => , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shou4 - surname Shou
  2. shou4 - long life/old age/age/life/birthday/funerary

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 寿 (shou4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Medium Frequency

寿光 (壽光)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
寿终正寝 (壽終正寢)
寿面 (壽麵)
延寿 (延壽)
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
祝寿 (祝壽)
高寿 (高壽)

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寿 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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