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  1. 周 is the 490th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhou1 - surname Zhou/Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
  2. zhou1 - to make a circuit/to circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle/complete/all/all over/thorough/to help financially
  3. zhou1 - week/weekly/variant of 周[zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
周围 (周圍)
周边 (周邊)
周末 (週末)

Medium Frequency

周杰伦 (周傑倫)
周易 
周岁 (周歲)
周渝民 
周瑜 
周身 
周遭 
四周 
周一 (週一)
周三 (週三)
周二 (週二)
周五 (週五)
周六 (週六)
周刊 (週刊)
周到 (週到)
周四 (週四)
周年 (週年)
周日 (週日)
周期 (週期)

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  1. 立 is the 197th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 113 words.
  4. appears as a component in 114 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li4 - surname Li
  2. li4 - to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at once/immediately

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 立 (li4): The component 立 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

建立 
独立 (獨立)
立刻 
立即 
立场 (立場)
立马 (立馬)

Medium Frequency

三十而立 
中立 
伫立 (佇立)
倒立 
创立 (創立)
周立波 
坐立不安 
孤立 
对立 (對立)
屹立 
爱立信 (愛立信)
成立 
树立 (樹立)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
直立 
矗立 
确立 (確立)
 
立交桥 (立交橋)
立志 
立方 
立春 
立案 
立法 
立足 
立体 (立體)
站立 
自立 
设立 (設立)
起立 

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Meta:

  1. 波 is the 663rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 100 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (skin)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bo1 - Poland/Polish/abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
  2. bo1 - wave/ripple/storm/surge

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

奔波 
宁波 (寧波)
 

Medium Frequency

仁波切 
光波 
周立波 
宁波市 (寧波市)
微波 
微波炉 (微波爐)
波动 (波動)
波及 
波士顿 (波士頓)
波折 
波斯 
波斯湾 (波斯灣)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
波段 
波浪 
波涛 (波濤)
波澜 (波瀾)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
波尔多 (波爾多)
波特 
波纹 (波紋)
波兰 (波蘭)
波音 
烟波 (煙波)
王小波 
莎拉波娃 
超声波 (超聲波)
阿波罗 (阿波羅)
随波逐流 (隨波逐流)
电波 (電波)
电磁波 (電磁波)
风波 (風波)
香波 

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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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