Meta:

  1. 失 is the 375th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 116 words.
  4. appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (two), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi1 - to lose/to miss/to fail

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

失去 
失败 (失敗)
失望 
失眠 
消失 

Medium Frequency

丢失 (丟失)
丧失 (喪失)
 
失地 
失意 
失态 (失態)
失恋 (失戀)
失控 
失败者 (失敗者)
失业 (失業)
失落 
失误 (失誤)
失调 (失調)
失踪 (失蹤)
得失 
患得患失 
损失 (損失)
流失 
缺失 
走失 
迷失 
过失 (過失)
遗失 (遺失)
错失 (錯失)

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Meta:

  1. 策 is the 713th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (tree), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ce4 - surname Ce
  2. ce4 - policy/plan/scheme/bamboo slip for writing (old)/to whip (a horse)/to encourage/riding crop with sharp spines (old)/essay written for the imperial examinations (old)/upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 策 (ce4): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

政策 
策划 (策劃)

Medium Frequency

出谋划策 (出謀劃策)
失策 
对策 (對策)
束手无策 (束手無策)
决策 (決策)
献策 (獻策)
 
策略 
计策 (計策)
鞭策 
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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