1. 上
  2. 弦

上

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Meta:

  1. 上 is the 16th most frequent character.
  2. 上 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 上 appears as a character in 254 words.
  4. 上 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
上 => ⺊, 一
Radical :
上 => ⺊ (divination), 一 (one)
Graphical :
上 => 丨, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shang3 - see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  2. shang4 - on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)

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上 also appears in:
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弦

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Meta:

  1. 弦 is the 2253rd most frequent character.
  2. 弦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 弦 appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. 弦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弦 => 弓, 玄
Radical :
弦 => 弓 (bow), 玄 (dark/profound)
Graphical :
弦 => 匚, ㇉, 一, 丶, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弦 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心弦 
琴弦 

Medium Frequency

三弦 
上弦 
上弦月 
下弦 
下弦月 
和弦 
弦 
弦外之音 
弦月 
弦乐 (弦樂)
扣人心弦 
断弦 (斷弦)
管弦乐 (管弦樂)
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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