1. 含
  2. 辛
  3. 茹
  4. 苦

含

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  1. 含 is the 935th most frequent character.
  2. 含 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 含 appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. 含 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
含 => 今, 口
Radical :
含 => 人 (human), 丶 (dot), ㇇ (N/A), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
含 => 人, 丶, ㇇, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. han2 - to keep/to contain/to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

含 
含有 

Medium Frequency

包含 
含义 (含義)
含蓄 
含量 
蕴含 (蘊含)

Appears In:

含 also appears in:
颔晗焓頷谽

辛

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  1. 辛 is the 1461st most frequent character.
  2. 辛 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 辛 appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. 辛 appears as a component in 49 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
辛 => 立, 十
Radical :
辛 => 辛 (bitter)
Graphical :
辛 => 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xin1 - surname Xin
  2. xin1 - (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth of the ten heavenly stems 十天干/eighth in order/octa

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 辛 (xin1): The component 辛 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

辛苦 

Medium Frequency

千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
艰辛 (艱辛)
辛亥 
辛勤 
辛辛苦苦 
辛辣 
辛酸 

Appears In:

辛 also appears in:
避壁辛辞臂薛宰辟辣譬劈辜僻孽霹锌璧癖梓躏噼莘滓蔺擘薜蘖嬖鐾甓襞檗鸊躄縡糵闢辭擗骍鷿糱蠥鼊鋅鐴辢繴隦

茹

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  1. 茹 is the 3525th most frequent character.
  2. 茹 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 茹 appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. 茹 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
茹 => 艹, 如
Radical :
茹 => 艹 (grass), 女 (woman), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
茹 => 艹, ㇛, 一, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ru2 - surname Ru
  2. ru2 - to eat/(extended meaning) to endure/putrid smell/vegetables/roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 茹 (ru2): The component 如 is pronounced as 'ru2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 茹 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

梁静茹 (梁靜茹)

Medium Frequency

含辛茹苦 

苦

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  1. 苦 is the 633rd most frequent character.
  2. 苦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 苦 appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. 苦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
苦 => 艹, 古
Radical :
苦 => 艹 (grass), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
苦 => 艹, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ku3 - bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 苦 (ku3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

痛苦 
苦 
辛苦 

Medium Frequency

何苦 
刻苦 
千辛万苦 (千辛萬苦)
受苦 
吃苦 
艰苦 (艱苦)
苦力 
苦命 
苦工 
苦心 
苦闷 (苦悶)
苦恼 (苦惱)
苦涩 (苦澀)
苦瓜 
苦痛 
苦笑 
苦苦 
苦难 (苦難)
诉苦 (訴苦)
辛辛苦苦 
酸甜苦辣 
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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