1. 吐
  2. 故
  3. 納
  4. 新

吐

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  1. 吐 is the 1651st most frequent character.
  2. 吐 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 吐 appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. 吐 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吐 => 口, 土
Radical :
吐 => 口 (mouth), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
吐 => 口, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tu3 - to spit/to put/to say
  2. tu4 - to vomit/to throw up

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吐 (tu3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 吐 (tu4): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吐 

Medium Frequency

吐司 
吐露 
呕吐 (嘔吐)
谈吐 (談吐)

故

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  1. 故 is the 572nd most frequent character.
  2. 故 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 故 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 故 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
故 => 古, ⺙
Radical :
故 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
故 => 一, 丨, 口, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu4 - happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

故事 

Medium Frequency

世故 
事故 
故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)

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故 also appears in:
做

納

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  1. 納 is the 683rd most frequent character.
  2. 納 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 納 appears as a character in 92 words.
  4. 納 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
納 => 糹, 内
Radical :
納 => 糹 (silk), 人 (human), 冂 (upside down box)
Graphical :
納 => ㇛, 丶, 丶, 人, 冂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Na4 - surname Na
  2. na4 - to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax etc)/nano- (one billionth)/to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 納 (na4): The component 内 is pronounced as 'nei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

容纳 (容納)
接纳 (接納)
收纳 (收納)
纳 (納)
纳入 (納入)
纳闷 (納悶)
纳税人 (納稅人)
纳豆 (納豆)
维也纳 (維也納)
西双版纳 (西雙版納)

Medium Frequency

交纳 (交納)
出纳 (出納)
加纳 (加納)
吐故纳新 (吐故納新)
吸纳 (吸納)
乔纳森 (喬納森)
塞纳河 (塞納河)
戛纳 (戛納)
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
采纳 (採納)
摩纳哥 (摩納哥)
格拉纳达 (格拉納達)
桑塔纳 (桑塔納)
归纳 (歸納)
笑纳 (笑納)
纳什 (納什)
纳尼亚 (納尼亞)
纳闷儿 (納悶兒)
纳斯达克 (納斯達克)
纳木错 (納木錯)
纳福 (納福)
纳税 (納稅)
纳米 (納米)
纳粹 (納粹)
纳西 (納西)
纳西族 (納西族)
维纳斯 (維納斯)
维罗纳 (維羅納)
缴纳 (繳納)
罗纳尔多 (羅納爾多)
肖伯纳 (肖伯納)
莱昂纳多 (萊昂納多)
萧伯纳 (蕭伯納)
藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
马拉多纳 (馬拉多納)

新

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  1. 新 is the 161st most frequent character.
  2. 新 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 新 appears as a character in 199 words.
  4. 新 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
新 => 亲, 斤
Radical :
新 => 立 (stand erect), 十 (ten), 小 (small), 斤 (axe)
Graphical :
新 => 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨, 亅, 八, 丿, ㇒, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xin1 - abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
  2. xin1 - new/newly/meso- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

新 
新年 
新浪 
更新 

Medium Frequency

全新 
刷新 
创新 (創新)
新人 
新加坡 
新娘 
新婚 
新手 
新春 
新款 
新欢 (新歡)
新浪网 (新浪網)
新版 
新生 
新疆 
新闻 (新聞)
新郎 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
新鲜 (新鮮)
最新 
清新 
迎新 
重新 

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新 also appears in:
薪
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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