1. 挟
  2. 持

挟

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Meta:

  1. 挟 is the 2810th most frequent character.
  2. 挟 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 挟 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 挟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
挟 => 扌, 夹
Radical :
挟 => 扌 (hand), 人 (human), 二 (two), 丷 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
挟 => 亅, 二, 人, 二, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jia1 - hold between
  2. xie2 - to clasp under the arm/to coerce

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 挟 (jia1): The component 夹 is pronounced as 'jia1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 挟 (jia1): The component 夹 is pronounced as 'jia2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 挟 (xie2): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'xx5'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

挟 (挾)

Medium Frequency

挟持 (挾持)
裹挟 (裹挾)
要挟 (要挾)

持

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Meta:

  1. 持 is the 357th most frequent character.
  2. 持 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 持 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 持 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
持 => 扌, 寺
Radical :
持 => 扌 (hand), 土 (earth), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
持 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 一, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi2 - to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 持 (chi2): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Medium Frequency

主持 
主持人 
保持 
持 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)
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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