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  1. 放 is the 291st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 110 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (square/raft), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fang4 - to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 放 (fang4): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
放假 
放弃 (放棄)

Medium Frequency

奔放 
播放 
摆放 (擺放)
放下 
放出 
放大 
放学 (放學)
放射 
放屁 
放心 
放手 
放纵 (放縱)
放置 
放羊 
放肆 
放送 
放进 (放進)
放过 (放過)
放开 (放開)
放松 (放鬆)
燃放 
发放 (發放)
绽放 (綻放)
解放 
释放 (釋放)
开放 (開放)

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Meta:

  1. 爆 is the 1241st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fire), (sun/day), (grass), (one), (eight/divide), (water)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao4 - to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 爆 (bao4): The component 暴 is pronounced as 'bao4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 爆 (bao4): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 爆 (bao4): The component 八 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
爆炸 
爆发 (爆發)
爆竹 

Medium Frequency

引爆 
打爆 
火爆 
爆出 
爆料 
爆棚 
爆满 (爆滿)
爆笑 
爆米花 
爆胎 

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Meta:

  1. 竹 is the 1586th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 237 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (bamboo)
Graphical :
=> 𠂉, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu2 - bamboo/CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 竹 (zhu2): The component 竹 is pronounced as 'zhu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

爆竹 

Medium Frequency

势如破竹 (勢如破竹)
山竹 
放爆竹 
新竹 
 
竹子 
竹林 
竹笋 (竹筍)
胸有成竹 
腐竹 
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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