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  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (one)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

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Meta:

  1. 系 is the 216th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi4 - to connect/to relate to/to tie up/to bind/to be (literary)
  2. xi4 - system/department/faculty
  3. ji4 - to tie/to fasten/to button up
  4. xi4 - to connect/to arrest/to worry

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 系 (xi4): The component 糸 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 系 (xi4): The component 糸 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 系 (ji4): The component 糸 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
系列 
系统 (系統)
联系 (聯係)
关系 (關係)

Medium Frequency

一系列 
系数 (係數)
日系 
没关系 (沒關係)
维系 (維繫)
体系 (體系)

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  1. 列 is the 500th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - to arrange/to line up/row/file/series/column

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

列车 (列車)
系列 

Medium Frequency

一系列 
下列 
并列 (並列)
以色列 
位列 
 
列入 
列出 
列宁 (列寧)
列岛 (列島)
列为 (列為)
列举 (列舉)
列表 
列车员 (列車員)
前列 
前列腺 
名列 
排列 
行列 

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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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