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  1. 缓 is the 1109th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (claw/talon), (dry), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huan3 - slow/unhurried/sluggish/gradual/not tense/relaxed/to postpone/to defer/to stall/to stave off/to revive/to recuperate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 缓 (huan3): The component 爰 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
缓慢 (緩慢)
缓缓 (緩緩)
缓解 (緩解)
舒缓 (舒緩)

Medium Frequency

平缓 (平緩)
延缓 (延緩)
放缓 (放緩)
死缓 (死緩)
减缓 (減緩)
缓刑 (緩刑)
缓和 (緩和)
缓冲 (緩衝)
迟缓 (遲緩)

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Meta:

  1. 和 is the 19th most frequent character.
  2. has 6 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 125 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. He2 - surname He/Japanese (food, clothes etc)
  2. he2 - and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and"
  3. he4 - cap (a poem)/to respond in singing
  4. hu2 - to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
  5. huo2 - soft/warm
  6. huo4 - to mix together/to blend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 和 (he2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 和 (he4): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 和 (hu2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 和 (huo2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 和 (huo4): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

和尚 
和平 
和谐 (和諧)
平和 
暖和 
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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