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  1. 拆 is the 2072nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (axe), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chai1 - to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拆 (chai1): The component 斥 is pronounced as 'chi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

拆卸 
拆散 
拆穿 
拆线 (拆線)
拆迁 (拆遷)
拆开 (拆開)
拆除 

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  1. 除 is the 464th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (human), (dry), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chu2 - to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 除 (chu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 除 (chu2): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

除了 
除夕 

Medium Frequency

删除 (刪除)
去除 
扫除 (掃除)
排除 
消除 
清除 
解除 
 
除去 
除外 
除非 

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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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