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  1. 栖 is the 2455th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 西
Radical :
=> (tree), 西 (west)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi1 - to perch/to rest (of birds)/to dwell/to live/to stay

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 栖 (qi1): The component 西 is pronounced as 'xi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

栖息 (棲息)

Medium Frequency

两栖 (兩棲)
栖息地 (棲息地)
栖身 (棲身)
栖霞 (棲霞)
栖霞区 (棲霞區)

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Meta:

  1. 息 is the 428th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (self), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - news/interest/breath/rest/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 息 (xi1): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 息 (xi1): The component 自 is pronounced as 'zi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

休息 
信息 
消息 

Medium Frequency

作息 
出息 
叹息 (嘆息)
 
气息 (氣息)
窒息 

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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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