1. 張
  2. 居
  3. 正

張

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  1. 張 is the 318th most frequent character.
  2. 張 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 張 appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. 張 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
張 => 弓, 長
Radical :
張 => 弓 (bow), 長 (long/grow)
Graphical :
張 => 匚, ㇉, 彐, 一, 乚, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhang1 - surname Zhang
  2. zhang1 - to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects, sheet/classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 張 (zhang1): The component 長 is pronounced as 'chang2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 張 (zhang1): The component 長 is pronounced as 'zhang3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

张 (張)
紧张 (緊張)

Medium Frequency

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张学友 (張學友)
张家界 (張家界)
张居正 (張居正)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
慌张 (慌張)
扩张 (擴張)
夸张 (誇張)
开张 (開張)

居

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Meta:

  1. 居 is the 677th most frequent character.
  2. 居 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 居 appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. 居 appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
居 => 尸, 古
Radical :
居 => 尸 (corpse), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
居 => 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ju1 - surname Ju
  2. ji1 - (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
  3. ju1 - to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ju1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
居 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

Appears In:

居 also appears in:
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正

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Meta:

  1. 正 is the 129th most frequent character.
  2. 正 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 正 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 正 appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
正 => 一, 止
Radical :
正 => 一 (one), 止 (stop)
Graphical :
正 => 一, 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - first month of the lunar year
  2. zheng4 - just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反正 
正 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 

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正 also appears in:
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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.
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