1. 擦
  2. 洗

擦

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  1. 擦 is the 1759th most frequent character.
  2. 擦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 擦 appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. 擦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
擦 => 扌, 察
Radical :
擦 => 扌 (hand), 宀 (roof), 月 (moon), 卩 (seal), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
擦 => 亅, 二, 冖, 丶, 冂, 二, 丨, ㇆, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ca1 - to wipe/to erase/rubbing (brush stroke in painting)/to clean/to polish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擦 (ca1): The component 察 is pronounced as 'cha2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

擦 

Medium Frequency

摩擦 
擦干 (擦乾)
擦亮 
擦拭 
擦掉 
擦洗 
橡皮擦 

洗

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  1. 洗 is the 1245th most frequent character.
  2. 洗 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 洗 appears as a character in 68 words.
  4. 洗 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
洗 => 氵, 先
Radical :
洗 => 氵 (water), ⺧ (cow), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
洗 => ⺀, ㇀, ⺧, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi3 - to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 洗 (xi3): The component 先 is pronounced as 'xian1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

洗 
洗澡 

Medium Frequency

冲洗 (沖洗)
洗刷 
洗手 
洗净 (洗淨)
洗涤 (洗滌)
洗漱 
洗碗 
洗礼 (洗禮)
洗脑 (洗腦)
洗脸 (洗臉)
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
洗面奶 
洗头 (洗頭)
洗发水 (洗髮水)
清洗 
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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