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  1. 吉 is the 854th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 86 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (scholar), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ji2 - surname Ji/abbr. for Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 sheng3]
  2. ji2 - lucky/giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吉 (ji2): The component 士 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吉祥 
大吉 
大吉大利 

Medium Frequency

 
吉他 
吉利 
吉林 
吉祥物 
吉隆坡 
万事大吉 (萬事大吉)

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Meta:

  1. 兆 is the 2241st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (legs), (ice), No glyph available
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhao4 - surname Zhao
  2. zhao4 - omen/to foretell/million/mega-/trillion/tera-/billion (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

兆头 (兆頭)
征兆 (徵兆)
预兆 (預兆)

Medium Frequency

 
兆赫 
先兆 
凶兆 
前兆 
吉兆 
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.