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  1. 似 is the 431st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar/-like/pseudo-/(more) than

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 似 (si4): The component 以 is pronounced as 'yi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
似乎 
貌似 

Medium Frequency

似的 
好似 
相似 
看似 
类似 (類似)

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Meta:

  1. 的 is the 1st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (white), (wrap), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de5 - of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)/(used to form a nominal expression)/(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  2. di2 - really and truly
  3. di4 - aim/clear

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 的 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 的 (di2): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 的 (di4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

Appears In:

also appears in:
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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