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  1. 横 is the 1328th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (grass), (one), (two), (line), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. heng2 - horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke)
  2. heng4 - harsh and unreasonable/perverse/unexpected

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 横 (heng2): The component 黄 is pronounced as 'huang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 横 (heng4): The component 黄 is pronounced as 'huang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
横批 (橫批)
横行 (橫行)
纵横 (縱橫)

Medium Frequency

妙趣横生 (妙趣橫生)
专横 (專橫)
强横 (強橫)
才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
横向 (橫向)
横幅 (橫幅)
横扫 (橫掃)
横扫千军 (橫掃千軍)
横梁 (橫梁)
横流 (橫流)
横渡 (橫渡)
横滨 (橫濱)
横生 (橫生)
横祸 (橫禍)
横空 (橫空)
横纹 (橫紋)
横线 (橫線)
横冲直撞 (橫衝直撞)
横竖 (橫豎)
横财 (橫財)
横贯 (橫貫)
横跨 (橫跨)
横躺 (橫躺)
横飞 (橫飛)
蛮横 (蠻橫)

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  1. 冲 is the 701st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ice), (mouth), (line)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chong1 - (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to rinse/to flush/to develop (a film)/to rise in the air/to clash/to collide with
  2. chong1 - thoroughfare/to go straight ahead/to rush/to clash
  3. chong4 - powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 冲 (chong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 冲 (chong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 冲 (chong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 冲 (chong4): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 冲 (chong4): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
冲动 (衝動)

Medium Frequency

冲刷 (沖刷)
冲剂 (沖劑)
冲冲 (沖沖)
冲洗 (沖洗)
冲凉 (沖涼)
冲淡 (沖淡)
冲绳 (沖繩)
冲走 (沖走)
缓冲 (緩衝)
冲入 (衝入)
冲出 (衝出)
冲刺 (衝刺)
冲劲 (衝勁)
冲向 (衝嚮)
冲击 (衝擊)
冲击力 (衝擊力)
冲浪 (衝浪)
冲破 (衝破)
冲突 (衝突)
冲进 (衝進)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
腾冲 (騰沖)

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Meta:

  1. 直 is the 255th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi2 - surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. zhi2 - straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一直 
 
直接 
直播 

Medium Frequency

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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Meta:

  1. 撞 is the 1538th 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 :
=> (hand), (stand erect), (village/mile)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhuang4 - to hit/to strike/to meet by accident/to run into/to bump against/to bump into

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

撞倒 
撞击 (撞擊)
撞死 
撞见 (撞見)
撞车 (撞車)
相撞 
碰撞 
莽撞 
跌跌撞撞 
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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