Meta:

  1. 惜 is the 1510th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (heart), (grass), (one), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - pity/regret/to rue/to begrudge/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 昔 is pronounced as 'xi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 忄 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可惜 
珍惜 

Medium Frequency

 

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Meta:

  1. 別 is the 222nd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (mouth), 丿 (bend), (N/A), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bie2 - surname Bie
  2. bie2 - to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin
  3. bie4 - to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 別 (bie2): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 別 (bie4): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
别人 (別人)
特别 (特別)

Medium Frequency

个别 (個別)
分别 (分別)
别墅 (別墅)
别的 (別的)
别致 (別緻)
别致 (別致)
别处 (別處)
别离 (別離)
区别 (區別)
告别 (告別)
差别 (差別)
性别 (性別)
惜别 (惜別)
有别 (有別)
级别 (級別)
识别 (識別)
道别 (道別)
离别 (離別)
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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