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  1. 泥 is the 1497th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ni2 - mud/clay/paste/pulp
  2. ni4 - restrained

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni2): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 尼 is pronounced as 'ni2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 泥 (ni4): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

土豆泥 
水泥 
泥土 
泥煤 

Medium Frequency

拖泥带水 (拖泥帶水)
拘泥 
枣泥 (棗泥)
污泥 
 
泥巴 
泥沙 
泥沼 
泥淖 
泥浆 (泥漿)
泥潭 
泥泞 (泥濘)
泥石流 
泥鳅 (泥鰍)
淤泥 
烂泥 (爛泥)
烂醉如泥 (爛醉如泥)
草泥马 (草泥馬)

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Meta:

  1. 煤 is the 1738th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fire), (sweet), (tree)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei2 - coal/CL:塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 煤 (mei2): The component 某 is pronounced as 'mou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 煤 (mei2): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
煤气 (煤氣)
煤炭 

Medium Frequency

泥煤 
煤油 
煤球 
煤矿 (煤礦)
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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