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  1. 急 is the 656th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (knife), (pig snout), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji2 - urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 急 (ji2): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
着急 (著急)

Medium Frequency

心急 
急促 
急切 
急刹车 (急剎車)
急剧 (急劇)
急功近利 
急匆匆 
急忙 
急急忙忙 
急性 
急性子 
急救 
急于 (急於)
急着 (急著)
急诊 (急診)
急躁 
急速 
情急 
应急 (應急)
焦急 
紧急 (緊急)

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Meta:

  1. 救 is the 870th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 52 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (dot), (water), (knock)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiu4 - to save/to assist/to rescue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 救 (jiu4): The component 求 is pronounced as 'qiu2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

拯救 
 
救命 

Medium Frequency

急救 
挽救 
搭救 
抢救 (搶救)
救助 
救援 
救济 (救濟)
救生艇 
救护车 (救護車)
救赎 (救贖)
求救 
无可救药 (無可救藥)
补救 (補救)
解救 
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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