Meta:

  1. 放 is the 291st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 110 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (square/raft), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fang4 - to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 放 (fang4): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
放假 
放弃 (放棄)

Medium Frequency

奔放 
播放 
摆放 (擺放)
放下 
放出 
放大 
放学 (放學)
放射 
放屁 
放心 
放手 
放纵 (放縱)
放置 
放羊 
放肆 
放送 
放进 (放進)
放过 (放過)
放开 (放開)
放松 (放鬆)
燃放 
发放 (發放)
绽放 (綻放)
解放 
释放 (釋放)
开放 (開放)

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Meta:

  1. 手 is the 143rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 278 words.
  4. appears as a component in 353 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of work/person skilled in certain types of work/personal(ly)/convenient/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 手 (shou3): The component 手 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分手 
 
手机 (手機)

Medium Frequency

一手 
上手 
下手 
二手 
二手房 
人手 
伸手 
凶手 (兇手)
入手 
出手 
到手 
助手 
动手 (動手)
右手 
射手 
射手座 
对手 (對手)
左手 
帮手 (幫手)
手下 
手册 (手冊)
手动 (手動)
手势 (手勢)
手套 
手工 
手心 
手指 
手掌 
手提包 
手段 
手气 (手氣)
手法 
手稿 
手续 (手續)
手续费 (手續費)
手腕 
手脚 (手腳)
手臂 
手艺 (手藝)
手术 (手術)
手表 (手錶)
手链 (手鏈)
手镯 (手鐲)
手头 (手頭)
把手 
拉手 
招手 
拿手 
握手 
挥手 (揮手)
携手 (攜手)
放手 
新手 
枪手 (槍手)
歌手 
杀手 (殺手)
洗手 
牵手 (牽手)
联手 (聯手)
能手 
举手 (舉手)
举手投足 (舉手投足)
着手 (著手)
亲手 (親手)
选手 (選手)
随手 (隨手)
顺手 (順手)
高手 
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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