1. 理
  2. 直
  3. 气
  4. 壮

理

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Meta:

  1. 理 is the 89th most frequent character.
  2. 理 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 理 appears as a character in 164 words.
  4. 理 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
理 => 王, 里
Radical :
理 => 王 (jade), 里 (village/mile)
Graphical :
理 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li3 - texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order/reason/logic/truth/science/natural science (esp. physics)/to manage/to pay attention to/to run (affairs)/to handle/to put in order/to tidy up

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 理 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心理 
整理 
理 
理想 
理由 
理解 
管理 
处理 (處理)
护理 (護理)
道理 

Medium Frequency

不理 
代理 
修理 
伦理 (倫理)
助理 
原理 
合理 
哲理 
地理 
大理 
心安理得 
心理学 (心理學)
心理学家 (心理學家)
情理 
打理 
推理 
搭理 
料理 
明理 
梳理 
治理 
清理 
无理 (無理)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
物理 
理喻 
理工 
理念 
理性 
理所当然 (理所當然)
理智 
理会 (理會)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
理睬 
理科 
理论 (理論)
理财 (理財)
理发 (理髮)
理发师 (理髮師)
理发店 (理髮店)
生理 
真理 
管理员 (管理員)
纹理 (紋理)
经理 (經理)
总理 (總理)
总经理 (總經理)
自理 
处理器 (處理器)
调理 (調理)
讲理 (講理)
办理 (辦理)

直

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Meta:

  1. 直 is the 255th most frequent character.
  2. 直 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 直 appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. 直 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
直 => 十, No glyph available
Radical :
直 => 十 (ten), 目 (eye), 一 (one)
Graphical :
直 => 一, 丨, 口, 二, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi2 - surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. zhi2 - straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一直 
直 
直接 
直播 

Medium Frequency

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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直 also appears in:
值置植殖矗埴禃稙

气

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Meta:

  1. 气 is the 217th most frequent character.
  2. 气 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 气 appears as a character in 318 words.
  4. 气 appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
气 => No glyph available, ㇠
Radical :
气 => 气 (steam/breath)
Graphical :
气 => 丿, 一, 一, ㇠

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi4 - gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry/vital energy/qi

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 气 (qi4): The component 气 is pronounced as 'qi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人气 (人氣)
勇气 (勇氣)
天气 (天氣)
帅气 (帥氣)
手气 (手氣)
气 (氣)
气息 (氣息)
气死 (氣死)
气氛 (氣氛)
气温 (氣溫)
气象 (氣象)
气质 (氣質)
生气 (生氣)
空气 (空氣)
节气 (節氣)
脾气 (脾氣)
运气 (運氣)
霸气 (霸氣)

Medium Frequency

一口气 (一口氣)
不争气 (不爭氣)
俗气 (俗氣)
傲气 (傲氣)
傻气 (傻氣)
元气 (元氣)
充气 (充氣)
冷气 (冷氣)
出气 (出氣)
力气 (力氣)
受气 (受氣)
口气 (口氣)
名气 (名氣)
吸气 (吸氣)
呼气 (呼氣)
和气 (和氣)
喘气 (喘氣)
喜气洋洋 (喜氣洋洋)
叹气 (嘆氣)
大气 (大氣)
天然气 (天然氣)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
客气 (客氣)
寒气 (寒氣)
小气 (小氣)
小气鬼 (小氣鬼)
尾气 (尾氣)
底气 (底氣)
心平气和 (心平氣和)
志气 (志氣)
怒气 (怒氣)
怨气 (怨氣)
意气相投 (意氣相投)
打气 (打氣)
断气 (斷氣)
晦气 (晦氣)
暖气 (暖氣)
服气 (服氣)
朝气 (朝氣)
正气 (正氣)
气人 (氣人)
气候 (氣候)
气势 (氣勢)
气味 (氣味)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
气度 (氣度)
气愤 (氣憤)
气概 (氣概)
气泡 (氣泡)
气派 (氣派)
气球 (氣球)
气色 (氣色)
气血 (氣血)
气象台 (氣象台)
气馁 (氣餒)
气体 (氣體)
气魄 (氣魄)
氧气 (氧氣)
洋气 (洋氣)
泄气 (洩氣)
消气 (消氣)
淘气 (淘氣)
湿气 (濕氣)
火气 (火氣)
煤气 (煤氣)
热气 (熱氣)
争气 (爭氣)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)
发脾气 (發脾氣)
神气 (神氣)
福气 (福氣)
秀气 (秀氣)
稚气 (稚氣)
义气 (義氣)
血气 (血氣)
语气 (語氣)
豪气 (豪氣)
赌气 (賭氣)
趾高气扬 (趾高氣揚)
通气 (通氣)
过气 (過氣)
电气 (電氣)
雾气 (霧氣)
灵气 (靈氣)
风气 (風氣)
香气 (香氣)
骨气 (骨氣)

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气 also appears in:
气汽氧氛氢氯氨氮氖氟氦氲氰氤氩忾氚饩氪氘氡氙氕餼

壮

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Meta:

  1. 壮 is the 1430th most frequent character.
  2. 壮 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 壮 appears as a character in 31 words.
  4. 壮 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
壮 => 丬, 士
Radical :
壮 => 丬 (split wood), 士 (scholar)
Graphical :
壮 => 一, 丶, 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhuang4 - Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group/Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
  2. zhuang4 - to strengthen/strong/robust

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

壮 (壯)
壮观 (壯觀)
强壮 (強壯)
理直气壮 (理直氣壯)

Medium Frequency

健壮 (健壯)
壮士 (壯士)
壮大 (壯大)
壮年 (壯年)
壮志 (壯志)
壮族 (壯族)
壮烈 (壯烈)
壮美 (壯美)
壮举 (壯舉)
壮丽 (壯麗)
悲壮 (悲壯)
气壮山河 (氣壯山河)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
粗壮 (粗壯)
老当益壮 (老當益壯)
茁壮 (茁壯)
雄壮 (雄壯)

Appears In:

壮 also appears in:
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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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