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  1. 寺 is the 1889th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - buddhist temple/mosque/government office (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
寺庙 (寺廟)
少林寺 

Medium Frequency

寺院 
清真寺 
潭柘寺 

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Meta:

  1. 廟 is the 1886th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (ten), (sun/day), (ten), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. miao4 - temple/ancestral shrine/CL:座[zuo4]/temple fair

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

寺庙 (寺廟)
 ()
庙会 (廟會)

Medium Frequency

庙宇 (廟宇)
神庙 (神廟)
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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