Meta:

  1. 探 is the 915th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tan4 - to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

侦探 (偵探)
 
探索 

Medium Frequency

勘探 
密探 
探奇 
探寻 (探尋)
探戈 
探望 
探秘 (探祕)
探究 
探亲 (探親)
探讨 (探討)
探访 (探訪)
探险 (探險)
探险家 (探險家)
窥探 (窺探)
试探 (試探)

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Meta:

  1. 尋 is the 960th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (pig snout), (work), (mouth), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xun2 - to search/to look for/to seek

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 尋 (xun2): The component 寸 is pronounced as 'cun4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
寻找 (尋找)

Medium Frequency

寻宝 (尋寶)
寻常 (尋常)
寻求 (尋求)
寻觅 (尋覓)
找寻 (找尋)
追寻 (追尋)

Appears In:

also appears in:
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.