1. 按
  2. 捺

按

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Meta:

  1. 按 is the 573rd most frequent character.
  2. 按 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 按 appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. 按 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
按 => 扌, 安
Radical :
按 => 扌 (hand), 宀 (roof), 女 (woman)
Graphical :
按 => 亅, 二, 冖, 丶, ㇛, 一, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author) to make a comment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 按 (an4): The component 安 is pronounced as 'an1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

按 
按摩 
按键 (按鍵)

Medium Frequency

按压 (按壓)
按时 (按時)
按照 
按钮 (按鈕)

捺

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Meta:

  1. 捺 is the 3832nd most frequent character.
  2. 捺 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 捺 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 捺 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
捺 => 扌, 奈
Radical :
捺 => 扌 (hand), 大 (big), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
捺 => 亅, 二, 人, 一, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. na4 - (downwards-right concave character stroke)/press down firmly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 捺 (na4): The component 奈 is pronounced as 'nai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 捺 (na4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

按捺 
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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