Meta:

  1. 吸 is the 922nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (N/A), 丿 (bend), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吸 (xi1): The component 及 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
吸收 
呼吸 

Medium Frequency

 
吸入 
吸取 
吸尘器 (吸塵器)
吸毒 
吸气 (吸氣)
吸烟 (吸煙)
吸管 
吸血 
吸血鬼 
呼吸道 

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Meta:

  1. 煙 is the 965th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (fire), (west), (earth)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan1 - cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour/CL:縷|缕[lu:3]/tobacco plant/(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 煙 (yan1): The component 覀 is pronounced as 'ya2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

吸烟 (吸煙)
戒烟 (戒煙)
抽烟 (抽煙)
烽烟 (烽煙)
 ()
烟火 (煙火)
烟花 (煙花)

Medium Frequency

七窍生烟 (七竅生煙)
二手烟 (二手煙)
人烟 (人煙)
冒烟 (冒煙)
浓烟 (濃煙)
炊烟 (炊煙)
乌烟瘴气 (烏煙瘴氣)
烟台 (煙台)
烟囱 (煙囪)
烟波 (煙波)
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)
烟熏 (煙燻)
烟瘾 (煙癮)
烟草 (煙草)
烟酒 (煙酒)
烟雨 (煙雨)
烟雾 (煙霧)
烟头 (煙頭)
硝烟 (硝煙)
云烟 (雲煙)
香烟 (香煙)
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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