Meta:

  1. 典 is the 1042nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> No glyph available, (two), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian3 - canon/law/standard work of scholarship/literary quotation or allusion/ceremony/to be in charge of/to mortgage or pawn

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

经典 (經典)

Medium Frequency

典型 
典礼 (典禮)
典范 (典範)
典雅 
古典 
字典 
宝典 (寶典)
恩典 
庆典 (慶典)
瑞典 
盛典 
词典 (詞典)
雅典娜 

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Meta:

  1. 礼 is the 924th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 74 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (second)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li3 - surname Li
  2. li3 - gift/rite/ceremony/CL:份[fen4]/propriety/etiquette/courtesy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 礼 (li3): The component 礻 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

婚礼 (婚禮)
 ()
礼物 (禮物)

Medium Frequency

典礼 (典禮)
失礼 (失禮)
收礼 (收禮)
敬礼 (敬禮)
洗礼 (洗禮)
礼仪 (禮儀)
礼品 (禮品)
礼堂 (禮堂)
礼拜 (禮拜)
礼服 (禮服)
礼花 (禮花)
礼貌 (禮貌)
礼遇 (禮遇)
葬礼 (葬禮)
贺礼 (賀禮)
送礼 (送禮)
非礼 (非禮)
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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