1. 即
  2. 使

即

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  1. 即 is the 293rd most frequent character.
  2. 即 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 即 appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. 即 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
即 => No glyph available, 卩
Radical :
即 => 丨 (line), 彐 (pig snout), 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 卩 (seal)
Graphical :
即 => 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 丶, 丨, ㇆

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji2 - namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if/prompted (by the occasion)/to approach/to come into contact/to assume (office)/to draw near

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 即 (ji2): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 即 (ji2): The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jie2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

即 
即使 
立即 

Medium Frequency

即便 
即刻 
即将 (即將)
即日 

Appears In:

即 also appears in:
唧鲫節蝍鯽

使

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Meta:

  1. 使 is the 119th most frequent character.
  2. 使 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 使 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 使 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
使 => 亻, 吏
Radical :
使 => 亻 (human), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
使 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨, 口, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi3 - to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 吏 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使 
使用 
即使 
天使 

Medium Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
纵使 (縱使)
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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