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  1. 石 is the 414th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 183 words.
  4. appears as a component in 206 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi2 - surname Shi
  2. dan4 - dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one hundred liters
  3. shi2 - rock/stone/stone inscription/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 石 (dan4): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 石 (shi2): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一石二鸟 (一石二鳥)
宝石 (寶石)
 
石化 
石家庄 (石家莊)
石油 
石头 (石頭)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
钻石 (鑽石)

Medium Frequency

中石化 
化石 
吸铁石 (吸鐵石)
基石 
垫脚石 (墊腳石)
大理石 
岩石 
巨石 
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
采石场 (採石場)
沙石 
泥石流 
海枯石烂 (海枯石爛)
滴水穿石 
火石 
玉石 
玉石俱焚 
王安石 
番石榴 
盘石 (盤石)
石像 
石刻 
石器 
石块 (石塊)
石墨 
石家庄市 (石家莊市)
石库门 (石庫門)
石景山 
石板 
石板路 
石林 
石柱 
石榴 
石河子 
石灰 
石狮 (石獅)
石狮市 (石獅市)
石碑 
石窟 
石膏 
石英 
石蜡 (石蠟)
石门 (石門)
石阶 (石階)
石龙 (石龍)
碎石 
磁石 
磐石 
磨刀石 
礁石 
矿石 (礦石)
红宝石 (紅寶石)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
结石 (結石)
胆结石 (膽結石)
落井下石 
蒋介石 (蔣介石)
蓝宝石 (藍寶石)
试金石 (試金石)
金刚石 (金剛石)
金石 
铁石 (鐵石)
陨石 (隕石)
鹅卵石 (鵝卵石)
黄石 (黃石)
齐白石 (齊白石)

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  1. 狮 is the 2206th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), No glyph available, (one), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi1 - lion

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 狮 (shi1): The component 师 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 狮 (shi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

狮子 (獅子)
狮子座 (獅子座)

Medium Frequency

 ()
石狮 (石獅)
舞狮 (舞獅)

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Meta:

  1. 市 is the 254th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 649 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (lid), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - market/city/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

城市 
市区 (市區)
市场 (市場)
市民 
超市 

Medium Frequency

上市 
上海市 
佛山市 
利市 
副市长 (副市長)
北京市 
南京市 
南宁市 (南寧市)
吉林市 
夜市 
天津市 
宁波市 (寧波市)
 
市中心 
市内 (市內)
市场价 (市場價)
市场化 (市場化)
市委 
市政 
市政府 
市政厅 (市政廳)
市长 (市長)
市面 
常州市 
厦门市 (廈門市)
广州市 (廣州市)
惠州市 
成都市 
早市 
杭州市 
东莞市 (東莞市)
楼市 (樓市)
武汉市 (武漢市)
沈阳市 (沈陽市)
深圳市 
温州市 (溫州市)
济南市 (濟南市)
无锡市 (無錫市)
牛市 
珠海市 
福州市 
股市 
菜市场 (菜市場)
苏州市 (蘇州市)
都市 
重庆市 (重慶市)
长春市 (長春市)
开市 (開市)
集市 
青岛市 (青島市)
闹市 (鬧市)

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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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