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  1. 秀 is the 1134th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (N/A), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiu4 - handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/performance/ear of grain/show (loanword)/CL:場|场[chang2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

优秀 (優秀)
 

Medium Frequency

作秀 
俊秀 
清秀 
秀才 
秀气 (秀氣)
秀美 
秀发 (秀髮)
秀丽 (秀麗)
脱口秀 (脫口秀)
走秀 
越秀区 (越秀區)
选秀 (選秀)

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Meta:

  1. 美 is the 151st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 151 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sheep), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mei3 - the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]
  2. mei3 - beautiful/very satisfactory/good/to be pleased with oneself

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

完美 
 
美人 
美国 (美國)
美女 
美好 
美丽 (美麗)

Medium Frequency

优美 (優美)
十全十美 
唯美 
审美 (審美)
爱美 (愛美)
甜美 
精美 
美人计 (美人計)
美元 
美化 
美味 
美国人 (美國人)
美妙 
美容 
美德 
美感 
美景 
美满 (美滿)
美白 
美眉 
美瞳 
美术 (美術)
美貌 
美金 
美食 
臭美 
赞美 (讚美)

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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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