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  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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  1. 桑 is the 1526th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Sang1 - surname Sang
  2. sang1 - mulberry tree

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

桑拿 
沧桑 (滄桑)

Medium Frequency

亚利桑那州 (亞利桑那州)
坦桑尼亚 (坦桑尼亞)
尼桑 
扶桑 
指桑骂槐 (指桑罵槐)
 
桑塔纳 (桑塔納)
桑巴 
欧巴桑 (歐巴桑)

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Meta:

  1. 罵 is the 1447th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (net), (horse)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma4 - to scold/to abuse/CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 罵 (ma4): The component 馬 is pronounced as 'ma3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

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Medium Frequency

挨骂 (挨罵)
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
骂人 (罵人)
骂街 (罵街)
谩骂 (謾罵)
辱骂 (辱罵)

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  1. 槐 is the 3114th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (ghost/demon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huai2 - Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)/Japanese pagoda tree

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

指桑骂槐 (指桑罵槐)

Medium Frequency

槐树 (槐樹)
槐荫区 (槐蔭區)
洋槐 
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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