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  1. 返 is the 1428th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (cliff), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fan3 - to return (to)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 返 (fan3): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

往返 
返利 
返回 
返程 
返还 (返還)
返乡 (返鄉)
重返 

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Meta:

  1. 还 is the 80th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (one), 丿 (bend), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Huan2 - surname Huan
  2. hai2 - still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairly/passably (good)/as early as/even/also/else
  3. huan2 - to pay back/to return

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
还是 (還是)

Medium Frequency

还好 (還好)
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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