HanziCraft - Information on 半,死

半
死

半

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半 is the 513th most frequent character.
半 has 1 dictionary entry.
半 appears as a character in 103 words.
半 appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

半 => No glyph available, 丷

Radical :

半 => 二 (two), 丨 (line), 丷 (eight/divide)

Graphical :

半 => 二, 丨, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

ban4 - half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 半 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

半价 (半價)

半场 (半場)

半岛 (半島)

半决赛 (半決賽)

半辈子 (半輩子)

半点 (半點)

过半 (過半)

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半 also appears in:

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死

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死 is the 317th most frequent character.
死 has 1 dictionary entry.
死 appears as a character in 153 words.
死 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :

死 => 歹, 匕

Radical :

死 => 歹 (death/decay), 匕 (spoon)

Graphical :

死 => 一, 夕, 乚, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

si3 - to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 死 (si3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

冻死 (凍死)

晕死 (暈死)

会死 (會死)

死去活来 (死去活來)

死机 (死機)

死而后已 (死而後已)

死党 (死黨)

杀死 (殺死)

气死 (氣死)

饿死 (餓死)

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死 also appears in:

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.