Meta:

  1. 下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 255 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Meta:

  1. 岗 is the 1793rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mountain), (upside down box), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang3 - mound/policeman's beat

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 岗 (gang3): The component 冈 is pronounced as 'gang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

岗位 (崗位)

Medium Frequency

上岗 (上崗)
下岗 (下崗)
 ()
换岗 (換崗)
站岗 (站崗)
花岗岩 (花崗岩)
萝岗 (蘿崗)
萝岗区 (蘿崗區)
鹤岗 (鶴崗)
龙岗 (龍崗)
龙岗区 (龍崗區)
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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