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  1. 朱 is the 1118th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhu1 - surname Zhu
  2. zhu1 - vermilion
  3. zhu1 - cinnabar/see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 朱 (zhu1): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
朱古力 

Medium Frequency

朱元璋 
朱熹 
朱砂 
朱红 (朱紅)
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
朱雀 
朱丽叶 (朱麗葉)

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  1. 鎔 is the 3277th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (roof), (valley)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. rong2 - to smelt/to fuse/variant of 熔

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鎔 (rong2): The component 容 is pronounced as 'rong2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

朱镕基 (朱鎔基)

Medium Frequency

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  1. 基 is the 280th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sweet), (one), (eight/divide), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 其 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Medium Frequency

地基 
 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

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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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