1. 拱
  2. 橋

拱

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  1. 拱 is the 2568th most frequent character.
  2. 拱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 拱 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 拱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
拱 => 扌, 共
Radical :
拱 => 扌 (hand), 艹 (grass), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
拱 => 亅, 二, 艹, 一, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong3 - to cup one's hands in salute/to surround/to arch/to dig earth with the snout/arched

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拱 (gong3): The component 共 is pronounced as 'gong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

拱 
拱手 

Medium Frequency

拱墅区 (拱墅區)
拱形 
拱桥 (拱橋)
拱门 (拱門)

橋

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  1. 橋 is the 1290th most frequent character.
  2. 橋 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 橋 appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. 橋 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
橋 => 木, 喬
Radical :
橋 => 木 (tree), ㇒ (N/A), 大 (big), 口 (mouth), 冂 (upside down box), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
橋 => 一, 丨, 八, ㇒, 人, 一, 口, 冂, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qiao2 - bridge/CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 橋 (qiao2): The component 喬 is pronounced as 'qiao2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大桥 (大橋)
桥 (橋)
虹桥 (虹橋)

Medium Frequency

剑桥 (劍橋)
吊桥 (吊橋)
天桥 (天橋)
小桥 (小橋)
康桥 (康橋)
断桥 (斷橋)
板桥 (板橋)
桥梁 (橋梁)
桥头 (橋頭)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
立交桥 (立交橋)
路桥 (路橋)
高架桥 (高架橋)
鹊桥 (鵲橋)
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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