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  1. 硫 is the 2724th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (lid), (private), (legs), (line)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. liu2 - sulfur (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硫 (liu2): The component 㐬 is pronounced as 'liu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
硫磺 
硫酸 

Medium Frequency

二氧化硫 
硫化 
硫化氢 (硫化氫)
硫胺素 
硫酸铜 (硫酸銅)

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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 

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Meta:

  1. 铜 is the 1770th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (upside down box), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tong2 - copper (chemistry)/see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]/CL:塊|块[kuai4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 铜 (tong2): The component 同 is pronounced as 'tong2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 铜 (tong2): The component 同 is pronounced as 'tong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
铜牌 (銅牌)

Medium Frequency

铜仁 (銅仁)
铜像 (銅像)
铜川 (銅川)
铜梁 (銅梁)
铜锣 (銅鑼)
铜锣湾 (銅鑼灣)
铜陵 (銅陵)
青铜 (青銅)
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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