Meta:

  1. 而 is the 36th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 131 words.
  4. appears as a component in 41 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𦉫
Radical :
=> (beard)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er2 - and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 而 (er2): The component 而 is pronounced as 'er2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

反而 
因而 
从而 (從而)
然而 
而且 
而已 

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Meta:

  1. 已 is the 117th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 85 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (oneself)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi3 - already/to stop/then/afterwards

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 已 (yi3): The component 己 is pronounced as 'ji3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 已 (yi3): The component 已 is pronounced as 'yi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
已经 (已經)

Medium Frequency

而已 
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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