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  1. 零 is the 1340th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rain), (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - zero/nought/zero sign/fractional/fragmentary/odd (of numbers)/(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)/fraction/(in mathematics) remainder (after division)/extra/to wither and fall/to wither

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 零 (ling2): The component 令 is pronounced as 'ling4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
零下 
零食 

Medium Frequency

凋零 
孤零零 
涕零 
零件 
零售 
零售店 
零度 
零星 
零时 (零時)
零点 (零點)
飘零 (飄零)

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Meta:

  1. 星 is the 537th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 128 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (life)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xing1 - star/satellite/small amount

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

三星 
明星 
 
星座 
星期 

Medium Frequency

五星 
五星级 (五星級)
克星 (剋星)
寿星 (壽星)
外星人 
女星 
巨星 
新星 
星光 
星巴克 
星星 
星期一 
星期三 
星期二 
星期五 
星期六 
星期四 
星期天 
星期几 (星期幾)
星期日 
星球 
星空 
星级 (星級)
星辰 
星际 (星際)
木星 
歌星 
流星 
流星雨 
火星 
球星 
男星 
福星 
红星 (紅星)
繁星 
卫星 (衛星)
金星 
零星 

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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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