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  1. 硝 is the 3079th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao1 - saltpeter/to tan (leather)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硝 (xiao1): The component 肖 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
硝烟 (硝煙)

Medium Frequency

亚硝酸 (亞硝酸)
亚硝酸钠 (亞硝酸鈉)
硝酸 
硝酸钠 (硝酸鈉)
硝酸铵 (硝酸銨)
硝酸盐 (硝酸鹽)

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Meta:

  1. 酸 is the 1454th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wine/alcohol), (private), (eight/divide), (go)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. suan1 - sour/sore/ache/acid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 (suan1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心酸 
 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Medium Frequency

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
辛酸 
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 
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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