1. 尤
  2. 其
  3. 是

尤

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  1. 尤 is the 1097th most frequent character.
  2. 尤 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 尤 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 尤 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
尤 => 尢, 丶
Radical :
尤 => 尢 (lame), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
尤 => 𠂇, 乚, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. You2 - surname You
  2. you2 - outstanding/particularly, especially/a fault/to express discontentment against

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

尤其是 

Medium Frequency

尤 
尤其 
尤为 (尤為)
尤物 
怨天尤人 

Appears In:

尤 also appears in:
就优犹忧扰疣鱿蚘

其

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  1. 其 is the 85th most frequent character.
  2. 其 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 其 appears as a character in 65 words.
  4. 其 appears as a component in 20 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
其 => 甘, No glyph available
Radical :
其 => 甘 (sweet), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
其 => 艹, 二, 一, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi2 - his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 其 (qi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

其 
其他 
其实 (其實)

Medium Frequency

其中 
其它 
其次 
其余 (其餘)
尤其 
尤其是 
极其 (極其)
莫名其妙 
顺其自然 (順其自然)

Appears In:

其 also appears in:
斯期基欺棋琪祺淇箕麒綦骐萁碁蜞鯕鲯諆稘粸

是

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Meta:

  1. 是 is the 3rd most frequent character.
  2. 是 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 是 appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. 是 appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
是 => 日, 𤴓
Radical :
是 => 日 (sun/day), 一 (one), 龰 (N/A)
Graphical :
是 => 口, 一, 一, 龰

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - is/are/am/yes/to be

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 是 (shi4): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 是 (shi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

是 

Medium Frequency

但是 
只是 
可是 
于是 (於是)
是否 
总是 (總是)
还是 (還是)

Appears In:

是 also appears in:
提题堤匙題韪缇醍鞮鳀隄趧鶗騠緹禔遈
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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