Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

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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also appears in:

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Meta:

  1. 观 is the 334th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (right hand), (see)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guan4 - surname Guan
  2. guan1 - to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept/point of view
  3. guan4 - Taoist monastery/palace gate watchtower/platform

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

参观 (參觀)
围观 (圍觀)
乐观 (樂觀)
观察 (觀察)
观念 (觀念)
观看 (觀看)
观众 (觀眾)
观音 (觀音)
观点 (觀點)

Medium Frequency

世界观 (世界觀)
主观 (主觀)
价值观 (價值觀)
可观 (可觀)
壮观 (壯觀)
外观 (外觀)
奇观 (奇觀)
宏观 (宏觀)
客观 (客觀)
审美观 (審美觀)
微观 (微觀)
悲观 (悲觀)
改观 (改觀)
旁观 (旁觀)
旁观者 (旁觀者)
景观 (景觀)
直观 (直觀)
美观 (美觀)
 ()
观世音 (觀世音)
观光 (觀光)
观后感 (觀後感)
观摩 (觀摩)
观望 (觀望)
观止 (觀止)
观火 (觀火)
观赏 (觀賞)
达观 (達觀)
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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