1. 守
  2. 候

守

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Meta:

  1. 守 is the 794th most frequent character.
  2. 守 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 守 appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. 守 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
守 => 宀, 寸
Radical :
守 => 宀 (roof), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
守 => 冖, 丶, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚守 (堅守)
守 
守候 
守护 (守護)

Medium Frequency

保守 
信守 
固守 
守住 
守信 
守则 (守則)
守夜 
守时 (守時)
守望 
守株待兔 
守岁 (守歲)
守卫 (守衛)
守护神 (守護神)
厮守 (廝守)
操守 
留守 
看守 
遵守 
防守 

Appears In:

守 also appears in:
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候

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Meta:

  1. 候 is the 341st most frequent character.
  2. 候 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 候 appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. 候 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
候 => No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
候 => 亻 (human), 丨 (line), No glyph available, 矢 (arrow)
Graphical :
候 => ㇒, 丨, 丨, 匚, 丿, 一, 人, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hou4 - to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.