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  1. 拘 is the 2094th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (wrap), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ju1 - to capture/to restrain/to constrain/to adhere rigidly to/inflexible

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拘 (ju1): The component 句 is pronounced as 'ju4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

拘留 
无拘无束 (無拘無束)

Medium Frequency

不拘 
不拘一格 
不拘小节 (不拘小節)
拘役 
拘捕 
拘束 
拘泥 
拘留所 
拘禁 
拘谨 (拘謹)

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Meta:

  1. 禁 is the 984th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (sign)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin1 - to endure
  2. jin4 - to prohibit/to forbid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin1): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin4): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
禁忌 
禁止 

Medium Frequency

不禁 
严禁 (嚴禁)
囚禁 
禁区 (禁區)
禁运 (禁運)
禁锢 (禁錮)
禁食 
解禁 
软禁 (軟禁)

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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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