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  1. 张 is the 318th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (long/grow)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhang1 - surname Zhang
  2. zhang1 - to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects, sheet/classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 张 (zhang1): The component 长 is pronounced as 'chang2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 张 (zhang1): The component 长 is pronounced as 'zhang3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)

Medium Frequency

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张学友 (張學友)
张家界 (張家界)
张居正 (張居正)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
慌张 (慌張)
扩张 (擴張)
夸张 (誇張)
开张 (開張)

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  1. 曼 is the 1222nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (net), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. man4 - handsome/large/long

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

奥特曼 (奧特曼)
 
曼城 
曼联 (曼聯)
曼谷 
罗曼史 (羅曼史)

Medium Frequency

张曼玉 (張曼玉)
曼哈顿 (曼哈頓)
曼彻斯特 (曼徹斯特)
罗曼蒂克 (羅曼蒂克)

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  1. 玉 is the 999th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 203 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - jade

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 玉 (yu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 玉 (yu4): The component 玉 is pronounced as 'yu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

林黛玉 
 
玉米 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Medium Frequency

如花似玉 
宝玉 (寶玉)
张曼玉 (張曼玉)
玉兔 
玉器 
玉山 
玉帝 
玉手 
玉林 
玉树 (玉樹)
玉溪 
玉环 (玉環)
玉皇大帝 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
玉兰 (玉蘭)
玉龙雪山 (玉龍雪山)
白玉 
碧玉 
美玉 
金玉 
金玉满堂 (金玉滿堂)
金童玉女 
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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