1. 不
  2. 約
  3. 而
  4. 同

不

Previous (是)Next (了)

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

約

#Back to top
Previous (际)Next (示)

Meta:

  1. 約 is the 424th most frequent character.
  2. 約 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 約 appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. 約 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
約 => 糹, 勺
Radical :
約 => 糹 (silk), 勹 (wrap), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
約 => ㇛, 丶, 丶, ㇆, ㇒, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to weigh in a balance or on a scale
  2. yue1 - to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 約 (yao1): The component 勺 is pronounced as 'shao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 約 (yao1): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
简约 (簡約)
约 (約)
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
纽约 (紐約)

Medium Frequency

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
合约 (合約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
婚约 (婚約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
签约 (簽約)
约旦 (約旦)
约束 (約束)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐约 (隱約)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
预约 (預約)

Appears In:

約 also appears in:
葯箹

而

#Back to top
Previous (能)Next (子)

Meta:

  1. 而 is the 36th most frequent character.
  2. 而 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 而 appears as a character in 131 words.
  4. 而 appears as a component in 41 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
而 => 丆, 𦉫
Radical :
而 => 而 (beard)
Graphical :
而 => 一, 丿, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er2 - and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 而 (er2): The component 而 is pronounced as 'er2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

而 

Medium Frequency

反而 
因而 
从而 (從而)
然而 
而且 
而已 

Appears In:

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

同

#Back to top
Previous (都)Next (现)

Meta:

  1. 同 is the 69th most frequent character.
  2. 同 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 同 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 同 appears as a component in 20 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
同 => 冂, 𠮛
Radical :
同 => 冂 (upside down box), 一 (one), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
同 => 冂, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tong2 - like/same/similar/together/alike/with
  2. tong4 - see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不同 
共同 
同 
同事 
同学 (同學)
同时 (同時)
同样 (同樣)

Medium Frequency

一同 
共同点 (共同點)
合同 
同仁 
同伴 
同居 
同志 
同性 
同性恋 (同性戀)
同情 
同意 
同感 
同桌 
同步 
同盟 
同胞 
同行 
同道 
同龄 (同齡)
大同 
如同 
志同道合 
感同身受 
相同 
胡同 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
认同 (認同)
赞同 (讚同)
陪同 
党同伐异 (黨同伐異)

Appears In:

同 also appears in:
洞铜筒桐酮恫侗峒胴硐茼粡秱餇眮衕垌詷銅鲖
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.