Meta:

  1. 改 is the 350th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gai3 - to change/to alter/to transform/to correct

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
改为 (改為)
改变 (改變)

Medium Frequency

修改 
改名 
改善 
改天 
改成 
改掉 
改正 
改版 
改编 (改編)
改装 (改裝)
改造 
改进 (改進)
改革 
更改 
发改委 (發改委)

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Meta:

  1. 革 is the 521st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 65 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 廿, No glyph available
Radical :
=> (leather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ge2 - animal hide/leather/to reform/to remove/to expel (from office)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 革 (ge2): The component 革 is pronounced as 'ge2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

改革 
革命 

Medium Frequency

文革 
皮革 
变革 (變革)
 
革新 
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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