1. 使
  2. 徒

使

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Meta:

  1. 使 is the 119th most frequent character.
  2. 使 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 使 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 使 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
使 => 亻, 吏
Radical :
使 => 亻 (human), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
使 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨, 口, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi3 - to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 吏 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使 
使用 
即使 
天使 

Medium Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
纵使 (縱使)

徒

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Meta:

  1. 徒 is the 1058th most frequent character.
  2. 徒 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 徒 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 徒 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
徒 => 彳, 走
Radical :
徒 => 彳 (step), 走 (run)
Graphical :
徒 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨, 一, 龰

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tu2 - surname Tu
  2. tu2 - disciple/apprentice/believer/on foot/bare or empty/to no avail/only/prison sentence

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

徒劳 (徒勞)
徒弟 
徒步 
歹徒 
异教徒 (異教徒)
门徒 (門徒)

Medium Frequency

使徒 
信徒 
叛徒 
司徒 
囚徒 
基督徒 
学徒 (學徒)
安徒生 
师徒 (師徒)
徒刑 
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
徒手 
徒然 
教徒 
暴徒 
圣徒 (聖徒)
赌徒 (賭徒)
高徒 

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徒 also appears in:
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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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