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  1. 簡 is the 715th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (gate), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 簡 (jian3): The component 間 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 簡 (jian3): The component 間 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

 ()
简介 (簡介)
简易 (簡易)
简历 (簡歷)
简洁 (簡潔)
简短 (簡短)
简称 (簡稱)
简约 (簡約)
简陋 (簡陋)

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  1. 歷 is the 480th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cliff), (N/A), (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li4 - to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each/every/history

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 歷 (li4): The component 厤 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 歷 (li4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

历史 (歷史)
经历 (經歷)

Medium Frequency

亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
来历 (來歷)
学历 (學歷)
 ()
历史性 (歷史性)
历年 (歷年)
历时 (歷時)
历尽 (歷盡)
历程 (歷程)
历经 (歷經)
简历 (簡歷)
阅历 (閱歷)
阳历 (陽歷)

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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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