1. 支
  2. 离
  3. 破
  4. 碎

支

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  1. 支 is the 437th most frequent character.
  2. 支 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 支 appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. 支 appears as a component in 21 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
支 => 十, 又
Radical :
支 => 支 (branch)
Graphical :
支 => 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi1 - surname Zhi
  2. zhi1 - to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money/classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 支 (zhi1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 支 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

支持 

Medium Frequency

支 
支付 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
透支 

Appears In:

支 also appears in:
技支鼓枝翅歧肢妓吱伎岐庋屐芰豉忮跂頍衼蚑鳷

离

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  1. 离 is the 418th most frequent character.
  2. 离 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 离 appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. 离 appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
离 => No glyph available, 禸
Radical :
离 => 亠 (lid), 凵 (container), 乂 (N/A), 禸 (track)
Graphical :
离 => 一, 丶, 凵, 乂, ㇛, 丶, 冂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li2 - mythical beast (archaic)
  2. Li2 - surname Li
  3. li2 - to leave/to part from/to be away from/(in giving distances) from/without (sth)/independent of/one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire/☲

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 离 (li2): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

离 
距离 (距離)
远离 (遠離)
离开 (離開)

Medium Frequency

偏离 (偏離)
分离 (分離)
别离 (別離)
形影不离 (形影不離)
悲欢离合 (悲歡離合)
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
脱离 (脫離)
迷离 (迷離)
逃离 (逃離)
隔离 (隔離)
离别 (離別)
离去 (離去)
离合 (離合)
离奇 (離奇)
离婚 (離婚)
离家出走 (離家出走)
离线 (離線)
离职 (離職)
离谱 (離譜)

Appears In:

离 also appears in:
璃禽篱漓魑螭缡離蓠醨褵謧

破

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  1. 破 is the 604th most frequent character.
  2. 破 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 破 appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. 破 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
破 => 石, 皮
Radical :
破 => 石 (stone), 皮 (skin)
Graphical :
破 => 一, 丿, 口, 丿, ㇆, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. po4 - broken/damaged/worn out/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 破 (po4): The component 皮 is pronounced as 'pi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

破 
破坏 (破壞)
突破 

Medium Frequency

划破 
打破 
拿破仑 (拿破侖)
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
爆破 
看破 
破例 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
破天荒 
破戒 
破晓 (破曉)
破案 
破洞 
破灭 (破滅)
破烂 (破爛)
破产 (破產)
破相 
破碎 
破绽 (破綻)
破旧 (破舊)
破裂 
破解 
破财 (破財)
破费 (破費)
破釜沉舟 
破门 (破門)
冲破 (衝破)
识破 (識破)
头破血流 (頭破血流)

碎

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  1. 碎 is the 1418th most frequent character.
  2. 碎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 碎 appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. 碎 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
碎 => 石, 卒
Radical :
碎 => 石 (stone), 亠 (lid), 从 (N/A), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
碎 => 一, 丿, 口, 一, 丶, 从, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sui4 - to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

碎 

Medium Frequency

切碎 
心碎 
打碎 
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
琐碎 (瑣碎)
破碎 
碎片 
粉碎 
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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