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  1. 来 is the 15th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 174 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lai2 - to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
来自 (來自)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)

Medium Frequency

上来 (上來)
下来 (下來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来临 (來臨)
来说 (來說)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
带来 (帶來)
后来 (後來)
从来 (從來)
想来 (想來)
拿来 (拿來)
接下来 (接下來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
用来 (用來)
看来 (看來)
进来 (進來)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

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  1. 历 is the 480th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cliff), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li4 - calendar
  2. li4 - to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each/every/history

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 历 (li4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 历 (li4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

历史 (歷史)
经历 (經歷)
农历 (農曆)

Medium Frequency

亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
来历 (來歷)
学历 (學歷)
挂历 (掛曆)
日历 (日曆)
 ()
历年 (曆年)
历来 (歷來)
历史性 (歷史性)
历时 (歷時)
历尽 (歷盡)
历程 (歷程)
历经 (歷經)
简历 (簡歷)
旧历 (舊曆)
万历 (萬曆)
阅历 (閱歷)
阴历 (陰曆)
阳历 (陽曆)

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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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