Meta:

  1. 私 is the 1021st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (private)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si1 - personal/private/selfish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 私 (si1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

私人 
自私 
隐私 (隱私)

Medium Frequency

无私 (無私)
 
私下 
私事 
私募 
私吞 
私奔 
私家 
私家车 (私家車)
私密 
私心 
私情 
私房 
私欲 
私自 
私藏 
私处 (私處)
私语 (私語)
缉私 (緝私)
自私自利 

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Meta:

  1. 吞 is the 1795th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (big), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tun1 - to swallow/to take

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吞 (tun1): The component 天 is pronounced as 'tian1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吞噬 
私吞 

Medium Frequency

侵吞 
 
吞吞吐吐 
吞咽 
吞没 (吞沒)
吞云吐雾 (吞雲吐霧)
吞食 
忍气吞声 (忍氣吞聲)
慢吞吞 
狼吞虎咽 
云吞 (雲吞)
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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