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  1. 張 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 0 characters.

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 張 (zhang1): The component 長 is pronounced as 'chang2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 張 (zhang1): The component 長 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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Meta:

  1. 柏 is the 1594th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (white)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bai3 - surname Bai/Taiwan pr. [Bo2]
  2. bai3 - cedar/cypress/Taiwan pr. [bo2]
  3. bo2 - (used for transcribing names)
  4. bo4 - variant of 檗[bo4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 柏 (bai3): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 柏 (bo2): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 柏 (bo4): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

张柏芝 (張柏芝)
柏拉图 (柏拉圖)
柏林 

Medium Frequency

松柏 
 
柏悦 (柏悅)
柏林墙 (柏林牆)
柏树 (柏樹)
都柏林 

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Meta:

  1. 芝 is the 2145th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - Zoysia pungens

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 芝 (zhi1): The component 之 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 芝 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

芝麻 

Medium Frequency

张柏芝 (張柏芝)
芝加哥 
芝士 
芝麻官 
灵芝 (靈芝)
黑芝麻 
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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