Meta:

  1. 打 is the 223rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 210 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (one), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. da2 - dozen
  2. da3 - to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/to fight/to fetch/to make/to tie up/to issue/to shoot/to calculate/to play (a game)/since/from

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 打 (da2): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 打 (da3): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
打开 (打開)

Medium Frequency

一网打尽 (一網打盡)
打下 
打交道 
打仗 
打来 (打來)
打倒 
打劫 
打动 (打動)
打包 
打卡 
打印 
打呼 
打呼噜 (打呼嚕)
打嗝 
打喷嚏 (打噴嚏)
打字 
打工 
打底 
打扮 
打折 
打拼 
打扫 (打掃)
打击 (打擊)
打扰 (打擾)
打败 (打敗)
打断 (打斷)
打架 
打死 
打气 (打氣)
打滚 (打滾)
打火机 (打火機)
打烊 
打爆 
打牌 
打猎 (打獵)
打球 
打理 
打发 (打發)
打瞌睡 
打破 
打碎 
打算 
打听 (打聽)
打赌 (打賭)
打车 (打車)
打转 (打轉)
打通 
打造 
打量 
打针 (打針)
打错 (打錯)
打斗 (打鬥)
拍打 
拨打 (撥打)
敲打 

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Meta:

  1. 字 is the 393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名字 
 
数字 (數字)

Medium Frequency

十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字幕 
字数 (字數)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字号 (字號)
字迹 (字跡)
字体 (字體)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
文字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)
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.