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  1. 太 is the 240th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 100 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tai4 - highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 太 (tai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

太原 
太太 
太平 
太平洋 
太白 
太过 (太過)
太阳 (太陽)
正太 
老太太 

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  1. 原 is the 193rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 109 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𤽄
Radical :
=> (cliff), (white), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan2 - former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
原来 (原來)
原因 
原文 
原谅 (原諒)

Medium Frequency

中原 
原先 
原则 (原則)
原创 (原創)
原地 
原型 
原始 
原料 
原有 
原本 
原油 
原理 
原点 (原點)
太原 
平原 
草原 
还原 (還原)
高原 

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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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