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  1. 礼 is the 924th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 74 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (second)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li3 - surname Li
  2. li3 - gift/rite/ceremony/CL:份[fen4]/propriety/etiquette/courtesy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 礼 (li3): The component 礻 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

婚礼 (婚禮)
 ()
礼物 (禮物)

Medium Frequency

典礼 (典禮)
失礼 (失禮)
收礼 (收禮)
敬礼 (敬禮)
洗礼 (洗禮)
礼仪 (禮儀)
礼品 (禮品)
礼堂 (禮堂)
礼拜 (禮拜)
礼服 (禮服)
礼花 (禮花)
礼貌 (禮貌)
礼遇 (禮遇)
葬礼 (葬禮)
贺礼 (賀禮)
送礼 (送禮)
非礼 (非禮)

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Meta:

  1. 堂 is the 978th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 67 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (small), (cover), (mouth), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tang2 - (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family/of the same clan/classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc/CL:間|间[jian1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 堂 (tang2): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

天堂 

Medium Frequency

同堂 
 
堂哥 
堂妹 
堂姐 
堂弟 
大堂 
学堂 (學堂)
厅堂 (廳堂)
教堂 
欢聚一堂 (歡聚一堂)
殿堂 
满堂 (滿堂)
澡堂 
祠堂 
礼堂 (禮堂)
课堂 (課堂)
食堂 
饭堂 (飯堂)
齐聚一堂 (齊聚一堂)

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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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