Meta:

  1. 護 is the 529th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 53 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (grass), (small bird), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu4 - to protect

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 護 (hu4): The component 蒦 is pronounced as 'huo4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

保护 (保護)
呵护 (呵護)
守护 (守護)
维护 (維護)
护士 (護士)
护理 (護理)
护肤 (護膚)

Medium Frequency

保护区 (保護區)
守护神 (守護神)
庇护 (庇護)
爱护 (愛護)
掩护 (掩護)
拥护 (擁護)
救护车 (救護車)
特护 (特護)
看护 (看護)
 ()
护手霜 (護手霜)
护照 (護照)
护膝 (護膝)
护航 (護航)
护卫 (護衛)
护身符 (護身符)
护送 (護送)
护发素 (護髮素)
辩护 (辯護)
防护 (防護)
养护 (養護)

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Meta:

  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 昭 is pronounced as 'zhao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)
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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