Meta:

  1. 迄 is the 2544th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), 丿 (bend), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi4 - as yet/until

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 迄 (qi4): The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 迄 (qi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

迄今 
迄今为止 (迄今為止)

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Meta:

  1. 今 is the 336th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 18 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin1 - today/modern/present/current/this/now

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 今 (jin1): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今天 

Medium Frequency

 
今年 
今后 (今後)
今日 
今晚 
如今 

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Meta:

  1. 為 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 丿 (bend), (dot), No glyph available, (fire)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

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Meta:

  1. 止 is the 596th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 103 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - to stop/to prohibit/until/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 止 (zhi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

停止 
 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Medium Frequency

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)
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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