1. 循
  2. 序
  3. 渐
  4. 进

循

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  1. 循 is the 1742nd most frequent character.
  2. 循 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 循 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 循 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
循 => 彳, 盾
Radical :
循 => 彳 (step), ⺁ (cliff), 十 (ten), 目 (eye)
Graphical :
循 => ㇒, 丨, 丿, ㇒, 一, 丨, 口, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xun2 - to follow/to adhere to/to abide by

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 循 (xun2): The component 盾 is pronounced as 'dun4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

循环 (循環)

Medium Frequency

循 
循序渐进 (循序漸進)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
遵循 

序

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  1. 序 is the 834th most frequent character.
  2. 序 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 序 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 序 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
序 => 广, 予
Radical :
序 => 广 (house on cliff), 龴 (N/A), ㇖ (N/A), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
序 => 厂, 丶, 龴, ㇖, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu4 - order/sequence/preface

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 序 (xu4): The component 予 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 序 (xu4): The component 予 is pronounced as 'yu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

秩序 
程序 
程序员 (程序員)
顺序 (順序)

Medium Frequency

工序 
序 
序幕 
序曲 
循序渐进 (循序漸進)
排序 
有序 
次序 
无序 (無序)

渐

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  1. 渐 is the 868th most frequent character.
  2. 渐 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 渐 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 渐 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
渐 => 氵, 斩
Radical :
渐 => 氵 (water), 车 (car), 斤 (axe)
Graphical :
渐 => ⺀, ㇀, 乚, 一, 一, 丨, 丿, ㇒, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - to imbue
  2. jian4 - gradual/gradually

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian1): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian4): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 渐 (jian4): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

渐 (漸)
渐渐 (漸漸)
逐渐 (逐漸)

Medium Frequency

日渐 (日漸)

进

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  1. 进 is the 81st most frequent character.
  2. 进 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 进 appears as a character in 117 words.
  4. 进 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
进 => 辶, 井
Radical :
进 => 辶 (walk), No glyph available, 二 (two)
Graphical :
进 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin4 - to advance/to enter/to come (or go) into/to receive or admit/to eat or drink/to submit or present/(used after a verb) into, in/to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 进 (jin4): The component 井 is pronounced as 'jing3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
进 (進)
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Medium Frequency

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)
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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