Meta:

  1. 正 is the 129th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - first month of the lunar year
  2. zheng4 - just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反正 
 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 

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Meta:

  1. 常 is the 187th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small), (cover), (mouth), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Chang2 - surname Chang
  2. chang2 - always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
正常 
经常 (經常)
非常 

Medium Frequency

家常 
寻常 (尋常)
常客 
常州 
常常 
常见 (常見)
常识 (常識)
平常 
往常 
日常 
时常 (時常)
无常 (無常)
照常 
异常 (異常)
通常 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.