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  1. 大 is the 17th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 622 words.
  4. appears as a component in 374 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (big)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. da4 - big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
  2. dai4 - see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
大吉 
大家 
大奖 (大獎)
大话骰 (大話骰)

Medium Frequency

一大早 
亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
人大 
伟大 (偉大)
加大 
加拿大 
北大 
博大 
哈哈大笑 
大不了 
大亨 
大人 
大伙 
大伯 
大佬 
大便 
大侠 (大俠)
大内 (大內)
大全 
大刀 
大力 
大半 
大叔 
大口 
大吃大喝 
大吉大利 
大同 
大哥 
大哥大 
大哭 
大唐 
大喜 
大地 
大型 
大堂 
大多 
大多数 (大多數)
大大 
大大小小 
大夫 
大姐 
大姨 
大姨妈 (大姨媽)
大娘 
大妈 (大媽)
大学 (大學)
大学生 (大學生)
大寒 
大宝 (大寶)
大小 
大山 
大巴 
大师 (大師)
大幅 
大厦 (大廈)
大厅 (大廳)
大怒 
大意 
大战 (大戰)
大户 (大戶)
大拇指 
大方 
大于 (大於)
大会 (大會)
大业 (大業)
大概 
大楼 (大樓)
大桥 (大橋)
大气 (大氣)
大洋 
大海 
大清早 
大润发 (大潤發)
大火 
大爷 (大爺)
大片 
大牌 
大王 
大理 
大众 (大眾)
大炮 (大砲)
大笑 
大米 
大约 (大約)
大红 (大紅)
大纲 (大綱)
大声 (大聲)
大腕 
大脑 (大腦)
大腿 
大胆 (大膽)
大自然 
大蒜 
大号 (大號)
大街 
大衣 
大规模 (大規模)
大豆 
大象 
大军 (大軍)
大连 (大連)
大运 (大運)
大道 
大选 (大選)
大部分 (大部份)
大都 
大量 
大门 (大門)
大陆 (大陸)
大队 (大隊)
大雨 
大雪 
大雾 (大霧)
大风 (大風)
大餐 
大驾 (大駕)
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
大龄 (大齡)
巨大 
师大 (師大)
广大 (廣大)
强大 (強大)
恍然大悟 
意大利 
扩大 (擴大)
放大 
澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
火大 
百慕大 
盛大 
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
老大 
自大 
重大 
长大 (長大)
高大 
庞大 (龐大)

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  1. 力 is the 106th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 259 words.
  4. appears as a component in 147 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Li4 - surname Li
  2. li4 - power/force/strength/ability/strenuously

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
力量 
努力 
压力 (壓力)
实力 (實力)
巧克力 
引力 
影响力 (影響力)
给力 (給力)
能力 
魅力 

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
主力 
人力 
免疫力 
全力 
全力以赴 
兵力 
创造力 (創造力)
力不从心 (力不從心)
力作 
力度 
力挺 
力气 (力氣)
力争 (力爭)
功力 
助力 
动力 (動力)
势力 (勢力)
吃力 
吸引力 
大力 
奋力 (奮力)
威力 
强力 (強力)
弹力 (彈力)
想象力 
意志力 
战斗力 (戰鬥力)
抵抗力 
接力 
智力 
暴力 
有力 
朱古力 
极力 (極力)
权力 (權力)
杀伤力 (殺傷力)
毅力 
注意力 
活力 
潜力 (潛力)
火力 
无力 (無力)
无能为力 (無能為力)
王力宏 
生命力 
用力 
尽力 (盡力)
眼力 
竞争力 (競爭力)
精力 
耐力 
听力 (聽力)
脑力 (腦力)
苦力 
视力 (視力)
记忆力 (記憶力)
财力 (財力)
费力 (費力)
卖力 (賣力)
阻力 
电力 (電力)
马力 (馬力)
体力 (體力)
魄力 
魔力 
鼎力 

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  1. 士 is the 372nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 102 words.
  4. appears as a component in 137 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (scholar)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi4 - surname Shi
  2. shi4 - member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)/bachelor/honorific/first class military rank/specialist worker

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 士 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人士 
博士 
士兵 
女士 
战士 (戰士)
瑞士 
男士 
的士 
绅士 (紳士)
护士 (護士)

Medium Frequency

侠士 (俠士)
力士 
勇士 
博士后 (博士後)
哈士奇 
 
士气 (士氣)
壮士 (壯士)
大力士 
威士忌 
富士 
富士山 
富士康 
巴士 
巴士站 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
武士 
波士顿 (波士頓)
烈士 
爵士 
硕士 (碩士)
芝士 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
卫士 (衛士)
贴士 (貼士)
迪士尼 
道士 
院士 
隐士 (隱士)
雅士 
骑士 (騎士)
斗士 (鬥士)
斗牛士 (鬥牛士)
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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