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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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  1. 後 is the 48th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 167 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (step), (short/tiny), (go)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hou4 - back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之后 (之後)
以后 (以後)
 ()
后悔 (後悔)
最后 (最後)
然后 (然後)

Medium Frequency

事后 (事後)
今后 (今後)
先后 (先後)
前后 (前後)
午后 (午後)
幕后 (幕後)
往后 (往後)
后代 (後代)
后来 (後來)
后台 (後台)
后天 (後天)
后宫 (後宮)
后年 (後年)
后期 (後期)
后果 (後果)
后续 (後續)
后者 (後者)
后台 (後臺)
后卫 (後衛)
后退 (後退)
后遗症 (後遺症)
后面 (後面)
日后 (日後)
背后 (背後)
落后 (落後)
身后 (身後)
过后 (過後)
酒后 (酒後)
随后 (隨後)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.