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. 過 is the 46th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 141 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (upside down box), (N/A), (upside down box), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guo4 - surname Guo
  2. guo4 - (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 過 (guo4): The component 辶 is pronounced as 'chuo4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不过 (不過)
超过 (超過)
 ()
过去 (過去)
过年 (過年)

Medium Frequency

太过 (太過)
度过 (度過)
放过 (放過)
经过 (經過)
罪过 (罪過)
莫过于 (莫過於)
路过 (路過)
通过 (通過)
过来 (過來)
过分 (過分)
过客 (過客)
过度 (過度)
过往 (過往)
过敏 (過敏)
过于 (過於)
过瘾 (過癮)
过程 (過程)
过节 (過節)
过头 (過頭)
错过 (錯過)
难过 (難過)

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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.