1. 凌
  2. 陵
  3. 菱
  4. 绫
  5. 綾

凌

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  1. 凌 is the 1729th most frequent character.
  2. 凌 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 凌 appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. 凌 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
凌 => 冫, 夌
Radical :
凌 => 冫 (ice), 土 (earth), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
凌 => 丶, ㇀, 一, 丨, 一, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ling2 - surname Ling
  2. ling2 - to approach/to rise high/thick ice/to insult or maltreat

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 凌 (ling2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 凌 (ling2): The component 冫 is pronounced as 'bing1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

凌晨 
凌辱 

Medium Frequency

冰激凌 
凌乱 (凌亂)

陵

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  1. 陵 is the 1962nd most frequent character.
  2. 陵 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 陵 appears as a character in 57 words.
  4. 陵 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
陵 => 阝, 夌
Radical :
陵 => 阝 (town), 土 (earth), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
陵 => 丨, ㇌, 一, 丨, 一, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - mound/tomb/hill/mountain

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 陵 (ling2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

金陵 

Medium Frequency

丘陵 
乾陵 
泰姬陵 
涪陵 
秦始皇陵 
铜陵 (銅陵)
陵园 (陵園)
陵水 

菱

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  1. 菱 is the 2796th most frequent character.
  2. 菱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 菱 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 菱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
菱 => 艹, 夌
Radical :
菱 => 艹 (grass), 土 (earth), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
菱 => 艹, 一, 丨, 一, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - Trapa natans/water caltrop

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 菱 (ling2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

三菱 
菱形 
菱角 

绫

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  1. 绫 is the 3256th most frequent character.
  2. 绫 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 绫 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 绫 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
绫 => 纟, 夌
Radical :
绫 => 纟 (silk), 土 (earth), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
绫 => ㇛, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - damask/thin silk

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 绫 (ling2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

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綾

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  1. 綾 is the 3256th most frequent character.
  2. 綾 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 綾 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 綾 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
綾 => 糹, 夌
Radical :
綾 => 糹 (silk), 土 (earth), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
綾 => ㇛, 丶, 丶, 一, 丨, 一, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ling2 - damask/thin silk

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 綾 (ling2): The component 夌 is pronounced as 'ling2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

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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