Meta:

  1. 祖 is the 1023rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zu3 - surname Zu
  2. zu3 - ancestor/forefather/grandparents

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

佛祖 
祖国 (祖國)
祖宗 

Medium Frequency

始祖 
妈祖 (媽祖)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
 
祖传 (祖傳)
祖先 
祖坟 (祖墳)
祖母 
祖父 
祖籍 
祖辈 (祖輩)
祭祖 
鼻祖 

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Meta:

  1. 傳 is the 332nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 124 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (ten), (sun/day), (line), No glyph available, (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 𠂉, 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chuan2 - to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)
  2. zhuan4 - biography/historical narrative/commentaries/relay station

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 傳 (chuan2): The component 專 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 傳 (zhuan4): The component 專 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上传 (上傳)
 ()
传奇 (傳奇)
传统 (傳統)
传说 (傳說)

Medium Frequency

传人 (傳人)
传来 (傳來)
传出 (傳出)
传动 (傳動)
传单 (傳單)
传媒 (傳媒)
传情 (傳情)
传感器 (傳感器)
传承 (傳承)
传授 (傳授)
传播 (傳播)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
传球 (傳球)
传给 (傳給)
传闻 (傳聞)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
传言 (傳言)
传记 (傳記)
传输 (傳輸)
传送 (傳送)
传达 (傳達)
传递 (傳遞)
传销 (傳銷)
外传 (外傳)
宣传 (宣傳)
据传 (據傳)
正传 (正傳)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
流传 (流傳)
相传 (相傳)
自传 (自傳)
遗传 (遺傳)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
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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