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  1. 油 is the 946th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 134 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (two), (line), (container)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you2 - oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 油 (you2): The component 由 is pronounced as 'you2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

加油 
 

Medium Frequency

加油站 
原油 
奶油 
指甲油 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
橄榄油 (橄欖油)
机油 (機油)
汽油 
油价 (油價)
油光 
油条 (油條)
油漆 
油炸 
油田 
油画 (油畫)
油脂 
油腻 (油膩)
油菜 
油锅 (油鍋)
油门 (油門)
油饼 (油餅)
牛油 
石油 
色拉油 
蚝油 (蠔油)
猪油 (豬油)
酱油 (醬油)
香油 
麻油 
黄油 (黃油)

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  1. 麥 is the 1169th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wheat)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mai4 - surname Mai
  2. mai4 - wheat/barley/oats

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麥 (mai4): The component 來 is pronounced as 'lai2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 麥 (mai4): The component 麥 is pronounced as 'mai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Medium Frequency

丹麦 (丹麥)
全麦 (全麥)
大麦 (大麥)
小麦 (小麥)
油麦 (油麥)
烧麦 (燒麥)
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)
耳麦 (耳麥)
荞麦 (蕎麥)
麦克 (麥克)
麦克风 (麥克風)
麦子 (麥子)
麦德龙 (麥德龍)
麦片 (麥片)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
麦芽 (麥芽)
麦芽糖 (麥芽糖)
麦迪逊 (麥迪遜)
麦霸 (麥霸)

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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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