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  1. 慈 is the 1485th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), 𢆶 (N/A), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , 𢆶, 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ci2 - compassionate/gentle/merciful/kind/humane

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 慈 (ci2): The component 兹 is pronounced as 'zi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 慈 (ci2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

慈善 
慈悲 

Medium Frequency

仁慈 
 
慈善家 
慈爱 (慈愛)
慈母 
慈溪 
慈祥 
慈禧 

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Meta:

  1. 善 is the 748th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 65 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (sheep), (eight/divide), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shan4 - good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to improve or perfect

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
善于 (善於)
善良 
完善 
改善 

Medium Frequency

友善 
善事 
善哉 
善待 
善心 
善恶 (善惡)
善意 
善款 
善用 
善解人意 
善变 (善變)
多愁善感 
妥善 
慈善 
慈善家 
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
行善 

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  1. 家 is the 56th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 295 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (pig)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jia1 - surname Jia
  2. jia1 - home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

回家 
大家 
 
玩家 

Medium Frequency

人家 
作家 
冤家 
到家 
合家 
国家 (國家)
墨家 
娘家 
宜家 
家人 
家伙 
家具 
家务 (家務)
家园 (家園)
家居 
家属 (家屬)
家常 
家庭 
家族 
家里 (家裡)
家乡 (家鄉)
家长 (家長)
家门 (家門)
专家 (專家)
想家 
搬家 
独家 (獨家)
石家庄 (石家莊)
科学家 (科學家)
老人家 
老家 
自家 
艺术家 (藝術家)
评论家 (評論家)
邻家 (鄰家)
阖家 (闔家)

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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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