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  1. 代 is the 174th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (arrow)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dai4 - to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Medium Frequency

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

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  1. 名 is the 203rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 200 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (evening/unset), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
名字 
成名 
排名 

Medium Frequency

出名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名叫 
名单 (名單)
名将 (名將)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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Meta:

  1. 词 is the 957th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (N/A), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ci2 - word/statement/speech/lyrics/CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]/classical Chinese poem/CL:首[shou3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 词 (ci2): The component 司 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 词 (ci2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

台词 (台詞)
单词 (單詞)
歌词 (歌詞)
 ()
词汇 (詞匯)
关键词 (關鍵詞)

Medium Frequency

代名词 (代名詞)
供词 (供詞)
动词 (動詞)
反义词 (反義詞)
同义词 (同義詞)
名词 (名詞)
填词 (填詞)
字词 (字詞)
强词夺理 (強詞奪理)
形容词 (形容詞)
悼词 (悼詞)
振振有词 (振振有詞)
潜台词 (潛台詞)
用词 (用詞)
致词 (致詞)
言词 (言詞)
托词 (託詞)
词典 (詞典)
词句 (詞句)
词条 (詞條)
词组 (詞組)
词藻 (詞藻)
词语 (詞語)
诗词 (詩詞)
语气词 (語氣詞)
谦词 (謙詞)
贺词 (賀詞)
近义词 (近義詞)
陈词 (陳詞)
题词 (題詞)
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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