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  1. 比 is the 199th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 62 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (compare/compete)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bi3 - Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
  2. bi3 - (particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio
  3. bi4 - to associate with/to be near

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 比 (bi3): The component 比 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 比 (bi3): The component 比 is pronounced as 'bi4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 比 (bi4): The component 比 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 比 (bi4): The component 比 is pronounced as 'bi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

好比 
对比 (對比)
性价比 (性價比)
比例 
比如 
比赛 (比賽)
比起 
比较 (比較)
无比 (無比)
相比 

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  1. 基 is the 280th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 其 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Medium Frequency

地基 
 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

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  1. 尼 is the 653rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 113 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (spoon)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ni2 - Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 尼 (ni2): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 尼 (ni2): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

威尼斯 
 
尼玛 (尼瑪)

Medium Frequency

丹尼尔 (丹尼爾)
亚美尼亚 (亞美尼亞)
印尼 
印度尼西亚 (印度尼西亞)
吉尼斯 
安东尼 (安東尼)
尼古丁 
尼姑 
尼康 
尼采 (尼採)
尼斯 
尼日利亚 (尼日利亞)
尼桑 
尼泊尔 (尼泊爾)
尼龙 (尼龍)
悉尼 
慕尼黑 
比基尼 
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
突尼斯 
索尼 
罗马尼亚 (羅馬尼亞)
肯尼亚 (肯尼亞)
肯尼迪 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
迪士尼 
迪斯尼 
释迦牟尼 (釋迦牟尼)
马尼拉 (馬尼拉)

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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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