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  1. 望 is the 326th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 76 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hiding enclosure), (dot), (moon), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang4 - full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 望 (wang4): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 望 (wang4): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

希望 

Medium Frequency

仰望 
失望 
奢望 
欲望 (慾望)
指望 
 
期望 
渴望 
盼望 
绝望 (絕望)
声望 (聲望)
愿望 (願望)

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  1. 远 is the 386th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 94 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (two), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan3 - far/distant/remote
  2. yuan4 - to distance oneself from (classical)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 远 (yuan3): The component 元 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 远 (yuan4): The component 元 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

永远 (永遠)
 ()

Medium Frequency

久远 (久遠)
望远镜 (望遠鏡)
杨致远 (楊致遠)
深远 (深遠)
清远 (清遠)
疏远 (疏遠)
遥远 (遙遠)
远大 (遠大)
远征军 (遠征軍)
远方 (遠方)
远眺 (遠眺)
远程 (遠程)
远处 (遠處)
远行 (遠行)
远见 (遠見)
远远 (遠遠)
远门 (遠門)
远离 (遠離)
长远 (長遠)

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  1. 镜 is the 1249th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (sound), (legs)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing4 - mirror

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 镜 (jing4): The component 竟 is pronounced as 'jing4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 镜 (jing4): The component 钅 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

眼镜 (眼鏡)
 ()
镜子 (鏡子)
镜头 (鏡頭)

Medium Frequency

出镜 (出鏡)
墨镜 (墨鏡)
太阳镜 (太陽鏡)
后视镜 (後視鏡)
放大镜 (放大鏡)
明镜 (明鏡)
望远镜 (望遠鏡)
胃镜 (胃鏡)
镜像 (鏡像)
镜框 (鏡框)
镜片 (鏡片)
显微镜 (顯微鏡)
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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