1. 以
  2. 儆
  3. 效
  4. 尤

以

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  1. 以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
  2. 以 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 以 appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. 以 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
以 => No glyph available, 人
Radical :
以 => 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 人 (human)
Graphical :
以 => 乚, 丶, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  2. yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以 
以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Medium Frequency

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

Appears In:

以 also appears in:
似拟苡姒笖

儆

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  1. 儆 is the 4501st most frequent character.
  2. 儆 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 儆 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 儆 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
儆 => 亻, 敬
Radical :
儆 => 亻 (human), 艹 (grass), 勹 (wrap), 口 (mouth), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
儆 => ㇒, 丨, 艹, ㇆, ㇒, 口, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing3 - to warn/to admonish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 儆 (jing3): The component 敬 is pronounced as 'jing4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

以儆效尤 
杀一儆百 (殺一儆百)
杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)

效

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  1. 效 is the 551st most frequent character.
  2. 效 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 效 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 效 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
效 => 交, ⺙
Radical :
效 => 亠 (lid), 八 (eight/divide), 乂 (N/A), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
效 => 一, 丶, 八, 乂, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao4 - to imitate
  2. xiao4 - effect/efficacy/to imitate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 效 (xiao4): The component 交 is pronounced as 'jiao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

效果 
有效 

Medium Frequency

效 (傚)
功效 
失效 
成效 
效应 (效應)
效率 
效益 
有效期 
无效 (無效)
特效 
生效 
疗效 (療效)
绩效 (績效)
见效 (見效)
音效 
高效 

尤

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  1. 尤 is the 1097th most frequent character.
  2. 尤 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 尤 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 尤 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
尤 => 尢, 丶
Radical :
尤 => 尢 (lame), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
尤 => 𠂇, 乚, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. You2 - surname You
  2. you2 - outstanding/particularly, especially/a fault/to express discontentment against

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

尤其是 

Medium Frequency

尤 
尤其 
尤为 (尤為)
尤物 
怨天尤人 

Appears In:

尤 also appears in:
就优犹忧扰疣鱿蚘
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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