1. 循
  2. 規
  3. 蹈
  4. 矩

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 

規

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  1. 規 is the 321st most frequent character.
  2. 規 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 規 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 規 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
規 => 夫, 見
Radical :
規 => 人 (human), 二 (two), 見 (see)
Graphical :
規 => 人, 二, 口, 二, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gui1 - compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

规则 (規則)
规划 (規劃)
规定 (規定)
规律 (規律)
规模 (規模)
规矩 (規矩)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
大规模 (大規模)
常规 (常規)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
正规 (正規)
法规 (法規)
潜规则 (潛規則)
犯规 (犯規)
规划局 (規劃局)
规格 (規格)
规章 (規章)
规范 (規範)
规避 (規避)
违规 (違規)

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規 also appears in:
闚瞡

蹈

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  1. 蹈 is the 2653rd most frequent character.
  2. 蹈 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蹈 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 蹈 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蹈 => ⻊, 舀
Radical :
蹈 => ⻊ (foot), 爫 (claw/talon), 臼 (mortar)
Graphical :
蹈 => 口, 丨, 一, 丨, 一, 爫, 臼

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dao3 - to tread on/to trample/to stamp/to fulfill/Taiwan pr. [dao4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蹈 (dao3): The component 舀 is pronounced as 'yao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

舞蹈 

Medium Frequency

手舞足蹈 
重蹈覆辙 (重蹈覆轍)

矩

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  1. 矩 is the 2155th most frequent character.
  2. 矩 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 矩 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 矩 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
矩 => 矢, 巨
Radical :
矩 => 矢 (arrow), 匚 (box), No glyph available
Graphical :
矩 => 丿, 一, 人, 一, 一, ㇗, 匚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ju3 - carpenter's square/rule/regulation/pattern/to carve

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 矩 (ju3): The component 巨 is pronounced as 'ju4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

规矩 (規矩)

Medium Frequency

守规矩 (守規矩)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
扭矩 
矩阵 (矩陣)

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矩 also appears in:
榘
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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