1. 锯

锯

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  1. 锯 is the 3072nd most frequent character.
  2. 锯 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 锯 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 锯 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
锯 => 钅, 居
Radical :
锯 => 钅 (metal/gold), 尸 (corpse), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
锯 => 丿, 一, 乚, 二, 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ju1 - variant of 鋦|锔/to mend by stapling or cramping broken pieces together/CL:把[ba3]
  2. ju4 - a saw/to cut with a saw

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju1): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju1): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju1): The component 钅 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju4): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju4): The component 居 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 锯 (ju4): The component 钅 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

锯 (鋸)
锯齿 (鋸齒)
电锯 (電鋸)

Medium Frequency

拉锯 (拉鋸)
拉锯战 (拉鋸戰)
锯子 (鋸子)
锯木 (鋸木)
锯条 (鋸條)
锯开 (鋸開)
锯齿形 (鋸齒形)
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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