Meta:

  1. 挫 is the 2421st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cuo4 - obstructed/to fail/to oppress/to repress/to lower the tone/to bend back/to dampen

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 挫 (cuo4): The component 坐 is pronounced as 'zuo4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 挫 (cuo4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 挫 (cuo4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

挫折 

Medium Frequency

 
挫败 (挫敗)

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Meta:

  1. 败 is the 860th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bai4 - be defeated/to defeat/loss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 败 (bai4): The component 贝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

失败 (失敗)
打败 (打敗)
击败 (擊敗)
 ()
腐败 (腐敗)

Medium Frequency

一败涂地 (一敗塗地)
不败之地 (不敗之地)
失败者 (失敗者)
惨败 (慘敗)
成败 (成敗)
挫败 (挫敗)
败坏 (敗壞)
败笔 (敗筆)
败类 (敗類)
连败 (連敗)
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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