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  1. 劳 is the 678th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (grass), (cover), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lao2 - toil
  2. lao4 - to console

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 劳 (lao2): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 劳 (lao2): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 劳 (lao4): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 劳 (lao4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

功劳 (功勞)
 ()
劳动 (勞動)
劳资 (勞資)
勤劳 (勤勞)
疲劳 (疲勞)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)

Medium Frequency

不劳而获 (不勞而獲)
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
劳作 (勞作)
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳力 (勞力)
劳力士 (勞力士)
劳动力 (勞動力)
劳动节 (勞動節)
劳动者 (勞動者)
劳工 (勞工)
劳心 (勞心)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
劳模 (勞模)
劳碌 (勞碌)
劳累 (勞累)
劳苦 (勞苦)
劳逸 (勞逸)
劳顿 (勞頓)
徒劳 (徒勞)
徒劳无功 (徒勞無功)
慰劳 (慰勞)
操劳 (操勞)
效劳 (效勞)
犒劳 (犒勞)
耐劳 (耐勞)
举手之劳 (舉手之勞)
辛劳 (辛勞)
过劳 (過勞)

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Meta:

  1. 工 is the 118th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 165 words.
  4. appears as a component in 121 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (work)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong1 - work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 工 (gong1): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

员工 (員工)
工作 
工资 (工資)

Medium Frequency

人工 
做工 
分工 
加工 
化工 
完工 
 
工人 
工作室 
工作日 
工作服 
工作者 
工作量 
工伤 (工傷)
工具 
工商 
工地 
工夫 
工厂 (工廠)
工时 (工時)
工会 (工會)
工业 (工業)
工程 
工程师 (工程師)
工艺 (工藝)
工艺品 (工藝品)
工行 
手工 
打工 
收工 
放工 
施工 
民工 
清洁工 (清潔工)
特工 
理工 
罢工 (罷工)
义工 (義工)
职工 (職工)
临时工 (臨時工)
苦工 
农民工 (農民工)
开工 (開工)
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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