Meta:

  1. 搖 is the 938th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (hand), (moon), (jar)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yao2 - surname Yao
  2. yao2 - to shake/to rock/to row

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 搖 (yao2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
摇摆 (搖擺)
摇滚 (搖滾)

Medium Frequency

动摇 (動搖)
大摇大摆 (大搖大擺)
招摇 (招搖)
摇动 (搖動)
摇摆不定 (搖擺不定)
摇晃 (搖晃)
摇曳 (搖曳)
摇篮 (搖籃)
摇号 (搖號)
摇身 (搖身)
摇身一变 (搖身一變)
摇头 (搖頭)

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Meta:

  1. 搖 is the 938th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (hand), (moon), (jar)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yao2 - surname Yao
  2. yao2 - to shake/to rock/to row

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 搖 (yao2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
摇摆 (搖擺)
摇滚 (搖滾)

Medium Frequency

动摇 (動搖)
大摇大摆 (大搖大擺)
招摇 (招搖)
摇动 (搖動)
摇摆不定 (搖擺不定)
摇晃 (搖晃)
摇曳 (搖曳)
摇篮 (搖籃)
摇号 (搖號)
摇身 (搖身)
摇身一变 (搖身一變)
摇头 (搖頭)

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Meta:

  1. 欲 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (valley), (yawn)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 欲 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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Meta:

  1. 墜 is the 2274th 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 :
=> (town), (eight/divide), (pig), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhui4 - to fall/to drop/to weigh down

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 墜 (zhui4): The component 隊 is pronounced as 'dui4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
坠落 (墜落)

Medium Frequency

吊坠 (吊墜)
坠入 (墜入)
坠楼 (墜樓)
坠机 (墜機)
坠毁 (墜毀)
摇摇欲坠 (搖搖欲墜)
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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