1. 矯
  2. 揉
  3. 造
  4. 作

矯

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  1. 矯 is the 2910th most frequent character.
  2. 矯 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 矯 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 矯 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
矯 => 矢, 喬
Radical :
矯 => 矢 (arrow), ㇒ (N/A), 大 (big), 口 (mouth), 冂 (upside down box), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
矯 => 丿, 一, 人, 一, ㇒, 人, 一, 口, 冂, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jiao3 - surname Jiao
  2. jiao2 - argumentative/contentious
  3. jiao3 - to correct/to rectify/to redress/strong/brave/to pretend/to feign/affectation

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 矯 (jiao2): The component 喬 is pronounced as 'qiao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 矯 (jiao2): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 矯 (jiao3): The component 喬 is pronounced as 'qiao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 矯 (jiao3): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

矫情 (矯情)

Medium Frequency

矫健 (矯健)
矫揉造作 (矯揉造作)
矫正 (矯正)

揉

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Meta:

  1. 揉 is the 2812th most frequent character.
  2. 揉 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 揉 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 揉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
揉 => 扌, 柔
Radical :
揉 => 扌 (hand), 矛 (spear), 木 (tree)
Graphical :
揉 => 亅, 二, 龴, ㇖, 亅, ㇒, 一, 丨, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. rou2 - to knead/to massage/to rub

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 揉 (rou2): The component 柔 is pronounced as 'rou2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 揉 (rou2): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

揉 

Medium Frequency

揉搓 
搓揉 

造

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Meta:

  1. 造 is the 354th most frequent character.
  2. 造 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 造 appears as a character in 67 words.
  4. 造 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
造 => 辶, 告
Radical :
造 => 辶 (walk), ⺧ (cow), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
造 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, ⺧, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zao4 - to make/to build/to invent/to manufacture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 造 (zao4): The component 告 is pronounced as 'gao4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

创造 (創造)
建造 
营造 (營造)
造型 
造成 

Medium Frequency

人造 
制造业 (制造業)
创造力 (創造力)
塑造 
打造 
改造 
制造 (製造)
造 
造假 
造句 
造孽 
造就 

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造 also appears in:
糙

作

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  1. 作 is the 49th most frequent character.
  2. 作 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 作 appears as a character in 158 words.
  4. 作 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
作 => 亻, 乍
Radical :
作 => 亻 (human), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 丨 (line), 二 (two)
Graphical :
作 => ㇒, 丨, 丿, 一, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zuo4 - to do/to grow/to write or compose/to pretend/to regard as/to feel/writings or works

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

作 
作品 
作业 (作業)
作为 (作為)
工作 

Medium Frequency

作出 
作孽 
作家 
作弊 
作怪 
作息 
作战 (作戰)
作文 
作案 
作用 
作痛 
作祟 
作者 
作风 (作風)
做作 
杰作 (傑作)
副作用 
创作 (創作)
力作 
动作 (動作)
动作片 (動作片)
化作 
合作 
大作 
写作 (寫作)
工作室 
工作日 
工作者 
工作量 
恶作剧 (惡作劇)
振作 
操作 
故作 
炒作 
当作 (當作)
发作 (發作)
看作 
称作 (稱作)
自作 
装作 (裝作)
制作 (製作)
运作 (運作)

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作 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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