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  1. 酸 is the 1454th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wine/alcohol), (private), (eight/divide), (go)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. suan1 - sour/sore/ache/acid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 (suan1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心酸 
 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Medium Frequency

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
辛酸 
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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  1. 甜 is the 2017th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tongue), (sweet)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tian2 - sweet

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

甜蜜 

Medium Frequency

 
甜品 
甜美 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
甜点 (甜點)

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Meta:

  1. 苦 is the 633rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ku3 - bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

痛苦 
 
辛苦 

Medium Frequency

何苦 
刻苦 
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
受苦 
吃苦 
艰苦 (艱苦)
苦力 
苦命 
苦工 
苦心 
苦闷 (苦悶)
苦恼 (苦惱)
苦涩 (苦澀)
苦瓜 
苦痛 
苦笑 
苦苦 
苦难 (苦難)
诉苦 (訴苦)
辛辛苦苦 
酸甜苦辣 

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Meta:

  1. 辣 is the 2415th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bitter), (tree), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. la4 - hot (spicy)/pungent

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
辣椒 

Medium Frequency

火辣 
辛辣 
辣子 
酸甜苦辣 
麻辣 
麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)
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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