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  1. 高 is the 134th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 261 words.
  4. appears as a component in 21 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (tall)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gao1 - surname Gao
  2. gao1 - high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 高 (gao1): The component 高 is pronounced as 'gao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

提高 
 
高中 
高手 
高清 
高兴 (高興)
高速 

Medium Frequency

增高 
崇高 
抬高 
升高 (昇高)
清高 
兴高采烈 (興高采烈)
身高 
高下 
高中生 
高人 
高位 
高低 
高傲 
高僧 
高价 (高價)
高分 
高升 
高原 
高呼 
高压 (高壓)
高大 
高官 
高尚 
高层 (高層)
高山 
高峰 
高峰期 
高度 
高效 
高于 (高於)
高昂 
高明 
高材生 
高架 
高校 
高楼 (高樓)
高档 (高檔)
高歌 
高汤 (高湯)
高温 (高溫)
高涨 (高漲)
高潮 
高潮迭起 
高烧 (高燒)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)
高科技 
高空 
高端 
高等 
高管 
高粱 
高级 (高級)
高考 
高薪 
高处 (高處)
高血压 (高血壓)
高调 (高調)
高贵 (高貴)
高超 
高跟鞋 
高速路 
高达 (高達)
高铁 (高鐵)
高雄 
高雅 
高音 
高飞 (高飛)
高高兴兴 (高高興興)
高龄 (高齡)

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  1. 岭 is the 2209th 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 :
=> (mountain), (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling3 - mountain range/mountain ridge

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

八达岭 (八達嶺)
分水岭 (分水嶺)
岭南 (嶺南)
温岭 (溫嶺)
秦岭 (秦嶺)
铁岭 (鐵嶺)

Medium Frequency

上甘岭 (上甘嶺)
公主岭 (公主嶺)
南岭 (南嶺)
大兴安岭 (大興安嶺)
山岭 (山嶺)
峻岭 (峻嶺)
果岭 (果嶺)
温岭市 (溫嶺市)
荒山野岭 (荒山野嶺)
蕉岭 (蕉嶺)
蕉岭县 (蕉嶺縣)
铁岭市 (鐵嶺市)
长岭 (長嶺)
高岭土 (高嶺土)

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  1. 土 is the 515th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 105 words.
  4. appears as a component in 346 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tu3 - Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu
  2. tu3 - earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 土 (tu3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
土地 
土豆 

Medium Frequency

入土 
出土 
卷土重来 (卷土重來)
国土 (國土)
土人 
土包子 
土匪 
土司 
土壤 
土家族 
土星 
土木 
土楼 (土樓)
土特产 (土特產)
土生土长 (土生土長)
土耳其 
土著 
土豆泥 
土豪 
土鳖 (土鱉)
尘土 (塵土)
故土 
本土 
水土 
水土不服 
泥土 
净土 (淨土)
混凝土 
灰头土脸 (灰頭土臉)
稀土 
粘土 
粪土 (糞土)
乡土 (鄉土)
领土 (領土)
风土 (風土)
黄土 (黃土)
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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