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  1. 例 is the 547th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (death/decay), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li4 - example/precedent/rule/case/instance

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 例 (li4): The component 列 is pronounced as 'lie4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

例外 
例如 
比例 

Medium Frequency

 
例假 
例句 
例子 
例行 
史无前例 (史無前例)
实例 (實例)
惯例 (慣例)
案例 
条例 (條例)
照例 
病例 
破例 
举例 (舉例)

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Meta:

  1. 如 is the 67th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ru2 - as/as if/such as

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 如 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
如何 
如果 
如此 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.