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  1. 麦 is the 1169th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mai4 - surname Mai
  2. mai4 - wheat/barley/oats

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麦 (mai4): The component 麦 is pronounced as 'mai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Medium Frequency

丹麦 (丹麥)
全麦 (全麥)
大麦 (大麥)
小麦 (小麥)
油麦 (油麥)
烧麦 (燒麥)
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)
耳麦 (耳麥)
荞麦 (蕎麥)
麦克 (麥克)
麦克风 (麥克風)
麦子 (麥子)
麦德龙 (麥德龍)
麦片 (麥片)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
麦芽 (麥芽)
麦芽糖 (麥芽糖)
麦迪逊 (麥迪遜)
麦霸 (麥霸)

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  1. 当 is the 71st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small), (pig snout)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dang1 - to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at
  2. dang4 - at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/(coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
当年 (當年)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)

Medium Frequency

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当成 (當成)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当 (相當)
相当于 (相當於)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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Meta:

  1. 娜 is the 1582nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (N/A), (two), (line), (town)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. na4 - (phonetic na)/used esp. in girl's names such as Anna 安娜 or Diana 黛安娜
  2. nuo2 - elegant/graceful

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (na4): The component 那 is pronounced as 'na3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (na4): The component 那 is pronounced as 'na4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (na4): The component 女 is pronounced as 'nu:3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (nuo2): The component 那 is pronounced as 'na3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (nuo2): The component 那 is pronounced as 'na4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 娜 (nuo2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'nu:3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

李娜 

Medium Frequency

 
娜娜 
安娜 
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)
雅典娜 
麦当娜 (麥當娜)
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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