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  1. 副 is the 763rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (mouth), (field), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu4 - secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 副 (fu4): The component 畐 is pronounced as 'fu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

副主任 
副主席 
副作用 
副市长 (副市長)
副书记 (副書記)
副本 
副校长 (副校長)
副业 (副業)
副总裁 (副總裁)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
名副其实 (名副其實)

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  1. 總 is the 228th 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 :
=> (silk), (enclosure), (dot), (go), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zong3 - always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general/in every case

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 總 (zong3): The component 悤 is pronounced as 'cong1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
总是 (總是)

Medium Frequency

副总裁 (副總裁)
汇总 (匯總)
汇总 (彙總)
总之 (總之)
总共 (總共)
总局 (總局)
总数 (總數)
总归 (總歸)
总理 (總理)
总监 (總監)
总站 (總站)
总算 (總算)
总结 (總結)
总统 (總統)
总经理 (總經理)
总能 (總能)
总裁 (總裁)
总计 (總計)
总部 (總部)
总量 (總量)
总额 (總額)
总体 (總體)

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Meta:

  1. 裁 is the 1201st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𢦏,
Radical :
=> (earth), (spear), (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai2 - to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. on staff)/decision/judgment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

剪裁 
总裁 (總裁)
裁判 

Medium Frequency

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
制裁 
副总裁 (副總裁)
独裁 (獨裁)
独裁者 (獨裁者)
裁剪 
裁员 (裁員)
裁定 
裁决 (裁決)
裁缝 (裁縫)
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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