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  1. 扎 is the 1409th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (second)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zha1 - to prick/to run or stick (a needle etc) into/jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
  2. zha2 - penetrating (as of cold)/struggle
  3. za1 - to tie/to bind/classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle/Taiwan pr. [zha2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 扎 (zha1): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 扎 (zha2): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 扎 (za1): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
挣扎 (掙扎)

Medium Frequency

包扎 
卡扎菲 
安营扎寨 (安營紮寨)
扎堆 
扎实 (扎實)
扎根 
扎针 (扎針)
扎营 (紮營)
结扎 (結扎)
莫扎特 
阿布扎比 
驻扎 (駐紮)

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Meta:

  1. 根 is the 352nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen1 - root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Medium Frequency

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根源 
阿根廷 
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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