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  1. 硬 is the 1168th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ying4 - hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able (person)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

僵硬 
嘴硬 
坚硬 (堅硬)
强硬 (強硬)
生硬 
硬件 
硬化 
硬币 (硬幣)
硬座 
硬撑 (硬撐)
硬是 
硬朗 
硬汉 (硬漢)
硬生生 
硬盘 (硬盤)
硬卧 (硬臥)
硬邦邦 
肝硬化 
变硬 (變硬)

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Meta:

  1. 撐 is the 2178th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (small), (cover), (mouth), (fang)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cheng1 - to support/to prop up/to push or move with a pole/to maintain/to open or unfurl/to fill to bursting point/brace/stay/support

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)
支撑 (支撐)
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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