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  1. 钢 is the 1607th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (upside down box), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - steel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钢 (gang1): The component 冈 is pronounced as 'gang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
钢琴 (鋼琴)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)

Medium Frequency

宝钢 (寶鋼)
恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
钢材 (鋼材)
钢板 (鋼板)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
钢筋 (鋼筋)
钢管 (鋼管)
钢丝 (鋼絲)

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Meta:

  1. 板 is the 928th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban3 - board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)/CL:塊|块[kuai4]/accented beat in Chinese music/hard/stiff/to stop smiling or look serious
  2. ban3 - see 老闆|老板, boss
  3. pan4 - to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 板 (ban3): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 板 (pan4): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

平板 
模板 
老板 (老闆)

Medium Frequency

主板 
刻板 
叫板 
呆板 
地板 
天花板 
木板 
 
板凳 
板块 (板塊)
板子 
板栗 
板鸭 (板鴨)
死板 
滑板 
白板 
篮板 (籃板)
纸板 (紙板)
老板娘 
脚板 (腳板)
踏板 
身板 
钢板 (鋼板)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
面板 (麵板)
黑板 
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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