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  1. 日 is the 101st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 197 words.
  4. appears as a component in 664 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ri4 - sun/day/date, day of the month/abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今日 
 
日子 
生日 

Medium Frequency

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日期 
日本 
日本人 
日照 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
烈日 
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)

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also appears in:
便湿椿謿騿

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  1. 新 is the 161st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 199 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (ten), (small), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xin1 - abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
  2. xin1 - new/newly/meso- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
新年 
新浪 
更新 

Medium Frequency

全新 
刷新 
创新 (創新)
新人 
新加坡 
新娘 
新婚 
新手 
新春 
新款 
新欢 (新歡)
新浪网 (新浪網)
新版 
新生 
新疆 
新闻 (新聞)
新郎 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
新鲜 (新鮮)
最新 
清新 
迎新 
重新 

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  1. 月 is the 169th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 132 words.
  4. appears as a component in 529 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yue4 - moon/month/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 月 (yue4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

一月 
三月 
九月 
二月 
五月 
元月 
八月 
六月 
十二月 
十月 
四月 
日月 
明月 
月亮 
月份 
月光 
月子 
月月 
月经 (月經)
月薪 
正月 
岁月 (歲月)
满月 (滿月)
腊月 (臘月)
风月 (風月)
风花雪月 (風花雪月)

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also appears in:
贿婿謿

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  1. 異 is the 708th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (field), (grass), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi4 - different/other/hetero-/unusual/strange/surprising/to distinguish/to separate/to discriminate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 異 (yi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

差异 (差異)
 ()
异地 (異地)
异常 (異常)
异性 (異性)
诡异 (詭異)

Medium Frequency

优异 (優異)
同分异构体 (同分異構體)
因人而异 (因人而異)
大同小异 (大同小異)
大放异彩 (大放異彩)
奇异 (奇異)
奇异果 (奇異果)
怪异 (怪異)
日新月异 (日新月異)
标新立异 (標新立異)
求同存异 (求同存異)
无异 (無異)
特异 (特異)
异化 (異化)
异口同声 (異口同聲)
异同 (異同)
异国 (異國)
异地恋 (異地戀)
异域 (異域)
异形 (異形)
异性恋 (異性戀)
异想天开 (異想天開)
异教徒 (異教徒)
异曲同工 (異曲同工)
异样 (異樣)
异母 (異母)
异物 (異物)
异能 (異能)
异议 (異議)
异乡 (異鄉)
见异思迁 (見異思遷)
讶异 (訝異)
诧异 (詫異)
变异 (變異)
离异 (離異)
灵异 (靈異)
惊异 (驚異)
党同伐异 (黨同伐異)

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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.
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