1. 寄

寄

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  1. 寄 is the 1609th most frequent character.
  2. 寄 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 寄 appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. 寄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
寄 => 宀, 奇
Radical :
寄 => 宀 (roof), 大 (big), 一 (one), 亅 (hook), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
寄 => 冖, 丶, 人, 一, 一, 亅, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji4 - to live (in a house)/to lodge/to mail/to send/to entrust/to depend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 奇 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 奇 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 亅 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

寄 
寄托 (寄託)

Medium Frequency

寄予 
寄人篱下 (寄人籬下)
寄件人 
寄出 
寄存 
寄宿 
寄望 
寄生 
寄养 (寄養)
邮寄 (郵寄)
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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