Meta:

  1. 指 is the 261st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (spoon), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 旨 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手指 
 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Medium Frequency

中指 
大拇指 
戒指 
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 

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Meta:

  1. 手 is the 143rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 278 words.
  4. appears as a component in 353 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of work/person skilled in certain types of work/personal(ly)/convenient/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 手 (shou3): The component 手 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分手 
 
手机 (手機)

Medium Frequency

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
射手 
射手座 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手气 (手氣)
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拿手 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 

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Meta:

  1. 画 is the 881st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (one), (field), (container)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hua4 - to draw/picture/painting/CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

漫画 (漫畫)
 ()

Medium Frequency

动画 (動畫)
动画片 (動畫片)
图画 (圖畫)
壁画 (壁畫)
如画 (如畫)
插画 (插畫)
油画 (油畫)
画报 (畫報)
画室 (畫室)
画家 (畫家)
画皮 (畫皮)
画面 (畫面)
绘画 (繪畫)

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Meta:

  1. 脚 is the 788th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 84 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (moon), (earth), (private), (seal)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiao3 - foot/leg/base/kick/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  2. jue2 - role

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 脚 (jiao3): The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jie2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 脚 (jue2): The component 却 is pronounced as 'que4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 脚 (jue2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 脚 (jue2): The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jie2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
脚步 (腳步)

Medium Frequency

光脚 (光腳)
动手动脚 (動手動腳)
合脚 (合腳)
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大脚 (大腳)
小脚 (小腳)
山脚 (山腳)
手忙脚乱 (手忙腳亂)
手脚 (手腳)
抱佛脚 (抱佛腳)
拳打脚踢 (拳打腳踢)
拳脚 (拳腳)
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
笨手笨脚 (笨手笨腳)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
脚下 (腳下)
脚丫子 (腳丫子)
脚印 (腳印)
脚尖 (腳尖)
脚底 (腳底)
脚掌 (腳掌)
脚本 (腳本)
脚板 (腳板)
脚趾 (腳趾)
脚跟 (腳跟)
脚踏 (腳踏)
脚踏实地 (腳踏實地)
脚踏车 (腳踏車)
脚踝 (腳踝)
腿脚 (腿腳)
落脚 (落腳)
赤脚 (赤腳)
赶脚 (趕腳)
踮脚 (踮腳)
蹩脚 (蹩腳)
鸡脚 (雞腳)
头重脚轻 (頭重腳輕)
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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