Meta:

  1. 隐 is the 1032nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (knife), (pig snout), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yin3 - secret/hidden/concealed/Greek stem: crypto-
  2. yin4 - to lean upon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 隐 (yin3): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 隐 (yin4): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

隐形 (隱形)
隐忍 (隱忍)
隐瞒 (隱瞞)
隐私 (隱私)
隐藏 (隱藏)
隐身 (隱身)
隐隐 (隱隱)

Medium Frequency

若隐若现 (若隱若現)
 ()
隐匿 (隱匿)
隐喻 (隱喻)
隐士 (隱士)
隐居 (隱居)
隐性 (隱性)
隐患 (隱患)
隐忧 (隱憂)
隐晦 (隱晦)
隐秘 (隱秘)
隐约 (隱約)
隐蔽 (隱蔽)
隐退 (隱退)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
难言之隐 (難言之隱)

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Meta:

  1. 约 is the 424th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (wrap), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to weigh in a balance or on a scale
  2. yue1 - to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勺 is pronounced as 'shao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
简约 (簡約)
 ()
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
纽约 (紐約)

Medium Frequency

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
合约 (合約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
婚约 (婚約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
签约 (簽約)
约旦 (約旦)
约束 (約束)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐约 (隱約)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
预约 (預約)

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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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