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  1. 建 is the 244th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 76 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (long stride), (brush)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

建筑 (建築)
建设 (建設)
建议 (建議)
建造 
扩建 (擴建)

Medium Frequency

创建 (創建)
封建 
 
建国 (建國)
建成 
建立 
建筑师 (建築師)
建筑物 (建築物)
建行 
搭建 
新建 
构建 (構建)
福建 
组建 (組建)
重建 

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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.