Meta:

  1. 抓 is the 990th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (claw/talon)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhua1 - to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抓 (zhua1): The component 爪 is pronounced as 'zhua3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

抓住 
抓拍 
抓狂 
抓紧 (抓緊)

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Meta:

  1. 拍 is the 1165th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (white)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pai1 - to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot (a film)/racket (sports)/beat (music)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拍 (pai1): The component 白 is pronounced as 'bai2'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

偷拍 
实拍 (實拍)
抓拍 
拍出 
拍拖 
拍摄 (拍攝)
拍案 
拍照 

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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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