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  1. 抗 is the 765th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (lid), (table)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kang4 - to resist/to fight/to defy/anti-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抗 (kang4): The component 亢 is pronounced as 'kang4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反抗 
 
抗拒 
抵抗力 

Medium Frequency

对抗 (對抗)
抗压 (抗壓)
抗战 (抗戰)
抗击 (抗擊)
抗日 
抗氧化剂 (抗氧化劑)
抗争 (抗爭)
抗生素 
抗癌 
抗菌 
抗衡 
抗议 (抗議)
抗体 (抗體)
抵抗 

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  1. 菌 is the 1731st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (enclosure), (grain)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jun1 - germ/bacteria
  2. jun4 - mold/mushroom

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 菌 (jun1): The component 囷 is pronounced as 'jun1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 菌 (jun4): The component 囷 is pronounced as 'jun1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

抗菌 
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
病菌 
细菌 (細菌)
菌类 (菌類)

Medium Frequency

乳酸菌 
抗菌素 
杆菌 (桿菌)
球菌 
真菌 
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
致病菌 
 
菌子 
菌落 
链球菌 (鏈球菌)
霉菌 

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  1. 素 is the 660th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. su4 - raw silk/white/plain, unadorned/vegetarian (food)/essence/nature/element/constituent/usually/always/ever

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

元素 
因素 
 
素材 
素质 (素質)
维生素 (維生素)

Medium Frequency

像素 
吃素 
抗生素 
朴素 (樸素)
毒素 
激素 
番茄红素 (番茄紅素)
白素贞 (白素貞)
素描 
素菜 
素颜 (素顏)
素食 
素食者 
素养 (素養)
纤维素 (纖維素)
罗素 (羅素)
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)
胰岛素 (胰島素)
肾上腺素 (腎上腺素)
色素 
荤素 (葷素)
要素 
护发素 (護髮素)
霉素 
黑色素 

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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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