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  1. 泡 is the 1997th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (wrap), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pao1 - puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
  2. pao4 - bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 

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Meta:

  1. 汤 is the 1616th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𠃓
Radical :
=> (water), (N/A), No glyph available
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tang1 - surname Tang
  2. shang1 - rushing current
  3. tang1 - soup/hot or boiling water/decoction of medicinal herbs/water in which sth has been boiled

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 汤 (shang1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
汤圆 (湯圓)

Medium Frequency

泡汤 (泡湯)
清汤 (清湯)
汤勺 (湯勺)
汤包 (湯包)
汤匙 (湯匙)
汤姆 (湯姆)
汤汁 (湯汁)
浓汤 (濃湯)
肉汤 (肉湯)
落汤鸡 (落湯雞)
鸡汤 (雞湯)
高汤 (高湯)

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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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