1. 基
  2. 本
  3. 点

基

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Meta:

  1. 基 is the 280th most frequent character.
  2. 基 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 基 appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. 基 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
基 => 其, 土
Radical :
基 => 甘 (sweet), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
基 => 艹, 二, 一, 八, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 其 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 基 (ji1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

基地 
基本 
基本上 
基础 (基礎)
基金 
肯德基 
诺基亚 (諾基亞)

Medium Frequency

地基 
基 
基因 
基层 (基層)
基于 (基於)
基本功 
基本点 (基本點)
基准 (基準)
基督 
基督徒 
基督教 
基石 
基站 
基调 (基調)
基金会 (基金會)
基点 (基點)
巴基斯坦 
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
柴可夫斯基 
根基 
比基尼 
氨基酸 
维基 (維基)
维基百科 (維基百科)
自由基 
兰博基尼 (蘭博基尼)
赫尔辛基 (赫爾辛基)
转基因 (轉基因)
高尔基 (高爾基)

Appears In:

基 also appears in:
禥

本

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Meta:

  1. 本 is the 92nd most frequent character.
  2. 本 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 本 appears as a character in 142 words.
  4. 本 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
本 => 木, 一
Radical :
本 => 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
本 => 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ben3 - roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/classifier for books, periodicals, files etc/originally

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

基本 
日本 
本 
本人 
本来 (本來)
本色 
根本 
赵本山 (趙本山)

Medium Frequency

副本 
剧本 (劇本)
原本 
基本上 
墨尔本 (墨爾本)
成本 
日本人 
书本 (書本)
本事 
本土 
本地 
本子 
本性 
本期 
本本 
本科 
本能 
本质 (本質)
本身 
本钱 (本錢)
本领 (本領)
标本 (標本)
版本 
笔记本 (筆記本)
课本 (課本)
资本 (資本)
资本主义 (資本主義)

Appears In:

本 also appears in:
体笨钵苯缽翉

点

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Meta:

  1. 点 is the 128th most frequent character.
  2. 点 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 点 appears as a character in 192 words.
  4. 点 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
点 => 占, 灬
Radical :
点 => ⺊ (divination), 口 (mouth), 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
点 => 丨, 一, 口, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian3 - point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一点 (一點)
快点 (快點)
有点 (有點)
点 (點)
点击 (點擊)
点滴 (點滴)

Medium Frequency

一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
亮点 (亮點)
优点 (優點)
加点 (加點)
半点 (半點)
原点 (原點)
地点 (地點)
差一点 (差一點)
差点 (差點)
弱点 (弱點)
指点 (指點)
斑点 (斑點)
早点 (早點)
晚点 (晚點)
景点 (景點)
有点儿 (有點兒)
极点 (極點)
正点 (正點)
沸点 (沸點)
焦点 (焦點)
热点 (熱點)
特点 (特點)
甜点 (甜點)
盘点 (盤點)
终点 (終點)
终点站 (終點站)
缺点 (缺點)
观点 (觀點)
卖点 (賣點)
起点 (起點)
重点 (重點)
零点 (零點)
点亮 (點亮)
点儿 (點兒)
点名 (點名)
点心 (點心)
点燃 (點燃)
点睛 (點睛)
点缀 (點綴)
点评 (點評)
点钟 (點鐘)
点头 (點頭)
点点 (點點)
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
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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