1. 助
  2. 纣
  3. 为
  4. 虐

助

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  1. 助 is the 607th most frequent character.
  2. 助 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 助 appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. 助 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
助 => 且, 力
Radical :
助 => 月 (moon), 一 (one), 力 (power/force)
Graphical :
助 => 冂, 二, 一, ㇆, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu4 - to help/to assist

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

助 
帮助 (幫助)
援助 

Medium Frequency

借助 
助力 
助威 
助手 
助理 
协助 (協助)
捐助 
救助 
有助 
有助于 (有助於)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
求助 
无助 (無助)
相助 
自助 
自助餐 
贤内助 (賢內助)
赞助 (贊助)
辅助 (輔助)

Appears In:

助 also appears in:
锄鋤

纣

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  1. 纣 is the 4315th most frequent character.
  2. 纣 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 纣 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 纣 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
纣 => 纟, 寸
Radical :
纣 => 纟 (silk), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
纣 => ㇛, 一, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhou4 - saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

助纣为虐 (助紂為虐)

Medium Frequency

商纣王 (商紂王)

Appears In:

纣 also appears in:
荮

为

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  1. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 为 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 为 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 为 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
为 => 力, ⺀
Radical :
为 => 力 (power/force), ⺀ (dot)
Graphical :
为 => ㇆, 丿, ⺀

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为 (為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

Appears In:

为 also appears in:
伪妫沩

虐

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Meta:

  1. 虐 is the 2659th most frequent character.
  2. 虐 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 虐 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 虐 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
虐 => 虍, No glyph available
Radical :
虐 => 虍 (tiger stripes), No glyph available
Graphical :
虐 => 丨, 一, 冖, 乚, 一, ⺕

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nu:e4 - oppressive/tyrannical

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

虐 

Medium Frequency

虐待 

Appears In:

虐 also appears in:
谑
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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