1. 左
  2. 舷

左

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  1. 左 is the 780th most frequent character.
  2. 左 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 左 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 左 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
左 => 𠂇, 工
Radical :
左 => 𠂇 (left hand), 工 (work)
Graphical :
左 => 𠂇, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zuo3 - surname Zuo
  2. zuo3 - left/the Left (politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant of 佐[zuo3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

左 
左右 

Medium Frequency

左手 
左边 (左邊)

Appears In:

左 also appears in:
佐

舷

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Meta:

  1. 舷 is the 3103rd most frequent character.
  2. 舷 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 舷 appears as a character in 2 words.
  4. 舷 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
舷 => 舟, 玄
Radical :
舷 => 舟 (boat), 玄 (dark/profound)
Graphical :
舷 => 冂, 丶, ⺀, 一, 一, 丶, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - side of a ship or an aircraft

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 舷 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

左舷 
船舷 
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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