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  1. 凶 is the 1376th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 31 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (container), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiong1 - terrible/fearful
  2. xiong1 - vicious/fierce/ominous/inauspicious/famine/variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
凶手 (兇手)
凶残 (兇殘)
凶狠 (兇狠)

Medium Frequency

凶器 (兇器)
凶悍 (兇悍)
凶恶 (兇惡)
凶杀 (兇殺)
凶杀案 (兇殺案)
凶猛 (兇猛)
凶神 (兇神)
凶险 (兇險)
凶兆 
凶光 
凶暴 
吉凶 
帮凶 (幫兇)
逢凶化吉 

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  1. 杀 is the 587th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (ten), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - to kill/to murder/to fight/to weaken or reduce/to smart (topolect)/to counteract/(used after a verb) extremely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 杀 (sha1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
杀人 (殺人)
杀戮 (殺戮)
杀手 (殺手)
秒杀 (秒殺)
自杀 (自殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
封杀 (封殺)
屠杀 (屠殺)
厮杀 (廝殺)
扼杀 (扼殺)
抹杀 (抹殺)
搏杀 (搏殺)
暗杀 (暗殺)
枪杀 (槍殺)
残杀 (殘殺)
杀人犯 (殺人犯)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
杀价 (殺價)
杀害 (殺害)
杀掉 (殺掉)
杀敌 (殺敵)
杀死 (殺死)
杀气 (殺氣)
杀生 (殺生)
杀菌 (殺菌)
杀菌剂 (殺菌劑)
杀青 (殺青)
虐杀 (虐殺)
误杀 (誤殺)
谋杀 (謀殺)
追杀 (追殺)

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Meta:

  1. 案 is the 518th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (woman), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - (legal) case/incident/record/file/table

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 案 (an4): The component 安 is pronounced as 'an1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

图案 (圖案)
 
档案 (檔案)
答案 

Medium Frequency

作案 
报案 (報案)
拍案 
提案 
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
方案 
案件 
案例 
案子 
枪击案 (槍擊案)
档案馆 (檔案館)
法案 
涉案 
破案 
立案 
谋杀案 (謀殺案)
重案 
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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