Meta:

  1. 参 is the 507th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can1 - take part in/participate/join/attend/to join/unequal/varied/irregular/to counsel/uneven/not uniform/abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
  2. shen1 - ginseng

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 参 (can1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 参 (shen1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

参加 (參加)
参与 (參與)

Medium Frequency

人参 (人參)
参考 (參考)
参观 (參觀)

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Meta:

  1. 考 is the 495th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kao3 - to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/to take an entrance exam for/deceased father

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 考 (kao3): The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In:

also appears in:

Example Words:

High Frequency

思考 
 
考完 
考虑 (考慮)
考试 (考試)

Medium Frequency

参考 (參考)
监考 (監考)
考上 
考古 
考场 (考場)
考官 
考察 
考生 
考研 
考核 (考覈)
考验 (考驗)
联考 (聯考)
补考 (補考)
高考 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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