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  1. 卡 is the 716th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 119 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (divination), (one), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ka3 - to stop/to block/card/CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]/calorie
  2. qia3 - to block/to be stuck/to be wedged/customs station/a clip/a fastener/a checkpost/Taiwan pron. [ka3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

信用卡 
充值卡 
 
打卡 
摩卡 
贺卡 (賀卡)

Medium Frequency

借记卡 (借記卡)
刷卡 
卡丁车 (卡丁車)
卡住 
卡哇伊 
卡布奇诺 (卡布奇諾)
卡扎菲 
卡拉 
卡片 
卡特 
卡西欧 (卡西歐)
卡路里 
卡车 (卡車)
卡农 (卡農)
卡通 
卡门 (卡門)
大卡 
奥斯卡 (奧斯卡)
斯里兰卡 (斯里蘭卡)
发卡 (發卡)
绿卡 (綠卡)
网卡 (網卡)
读卡器 (讀卡器)
银行卡 (銀行卡)
关卡 (關卡)
电话卡 (電話卡)
显卡 (顯卡)

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Meta:

  1. 通 is the 190th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 176 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tong1 - to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to communicate/open/to clear/classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
  2. tong4 - classifier for sections of music playing/classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tong3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yong3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 用 is pronounced as 'yong4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tong3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yong3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 用 is pronounced as 'yong4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
 
通宵 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Medium Frequency

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
流通 
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通常 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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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.