1. 不
  2. 得
  3. 勁

不

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Meta:

  1. 不 is the 4th most frequent character.
  2. 不 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 不 appears as a character in 752 words.
  4. 不 appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
不 => 丆, 卜
Radical :
不 => 一 (one), 丿 (bend), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
不 => 一, 丿, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - (negative prefix)/not/no

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)

Appears In:

不 also appears in:
还否环怀坏杯歪甭丕钚孬罘肧

得

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Meta:

  1. 得 is the 39th most frequent character.
  2. 得 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 得 appears as a character in 157 words.
  4. 得 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
得 => 彳, 㝵
Radical :
得 => 彳 (step), 日 (sun/day), 一 (one), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
得 => ㇒, 丨, 口, 一, 一, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de2 - to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to allow/to permit/ready/finished
  2. de5 - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
  3. dei3 - to have to/must/ought to/to need to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de2): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de5): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 得 (dei3): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

得 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)

Medium Frequency

不得不 
不得了 
值得 
取得 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
心得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
记得 (記得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)

勁

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Meta:

  1. 勁 is the 1356th most frequent character.
  2. 勁 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 勁 appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. 勁 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
勁 => 巠, 力
Radical :
勁 => 一 (one), 巛 (river), 工 (work), 力 (power/force)
Graphical :
勁 => 一, 巛, 一, 丨, 一, ㇆, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin4 - strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest/CL:把[ba3]
  2. jing4 - stalwart/sturdy/strong/powerful

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 勁 (jin4): The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 勁 (jing4): The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
劲 (勁)
劲儿 (勁兒)
差劲 (差勁)
没劲 (沒勁)
费劲 (費勁)

Medium Frequency

一个劲 (一個勁)
不对劲 (不對勁)
不得劲 (不得勁)
劲头 (勁頭)
对劲 (對勁)
带劲 (帶勁)
干劲 (幹勁)
强劲 (強勁)
冲劲 (衝勁)
起劲 (起勁)
较劲 (較勁)
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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