Meta:

  1. 許 is the 263rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (dry), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xu3 - surname Xu
  2. xu3 - to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 許 (xu3): The component 午 is pronounced as 'wu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

也许 (也許)
或许 (或許)
许多 (許多)

Medium Frequency

不许 (不許)
些许 (些許)
允许 (允許)
少许 (少許)
 ()
许下 (許下)
许久 (許久)
许愿 (許願)

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Meta:

  1. 願 is the 598th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cliff), (white), (small), (leaf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan4 - to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing/sincere

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 願 (yuan4): The component 原 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 願 (yuan4): The component 頁 is pronounced as 'ye4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心愿 (心願)
 ()
愿意 (願意)
愿望 (願望)

Medium Frequency

一厢情愿 (一廂情願)
但愿 (但願)
如愿 (如願)
宁愿 (寧願)
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
志愿者 (志願者)
情愿 (情願)
意愿 (意願)
祝愿 (祝願)
许愿 (許願)
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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