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  1. 鲨 is the 3656th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (small), 丿 (bend), (fish)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - shark

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鲨 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鲨 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鲨鱼 (鯊魚)

Medium Frequency

大白鲨 (大白鯊)
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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