Meta:

  1. 棱 is the 2891st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. leng2 - square beam/variant of 稜|棱[leng2]
  2. leng2 - corner/edge/arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)/protrusion

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 棱 (leng2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

棱角 (稜角)

Medium Frequency

有棱有角 (有稜有角)
模棱 (模稜)
棱柱 (稜柱)

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Meta:

  1. 柱 is the 1689th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu4 - pillar/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 柱 (zhu4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 柱 (zhu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

支柱 
 

Medium Frequency

冰柱 
圆柱形 (圓柱形)
柱子 
水柱 
灯柱 (燈柱)
石柱 
脊柱 
门柱 (門柱)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)
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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