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  1. 趕 is the 906th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (run), (sun/day), (dry)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gan3 - to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 趕 (gan3): The component 旱 is pronounced as 'han4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 趕 (gan3): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 趕 (gan3): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
赶快 (趕快)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Medium Frequency

赶上 (趕上)
赶到 (趕到)
赶走 (趕走)

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Meta:

  1. 緊 is the 560th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (minister/official), (right hand), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin3 - tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Medium Frequency

抓紧 (抓緊)
收紧 (收緊)
紧密 (緊密)
紧急 (緊急)
紧握 (緊握)
紧凑 (緊湊)
紧紧 (緊緊)
紧绷 (緊繃)
紧要 (緊要)
紧迫 (緊迫)
要紧 (要緊)
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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