1. 朱
  2. 砂

朱

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  1. 朱 is the 1118th most frequent character.
  2. 朱 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 朱 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 朱 appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
朱 => 未, ㇒
Radical :
朱 => 木 (tree), 一 (one), ㇒ (N/A)
Graphical :
朱 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhu1 - surname Zhu
  2. zhu1 - vermilion
  3. zhu1 - cinnabar/see 硃砂|朱砂[zhu1 sha1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 朱 (zhu1): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

朱 
朱古力 

Medium Frequency

朱元璋 
朱熹 
朱砂 
朱红 (朱紅)
朱镕基 (朱鎔基)
朱雀 
朱丽叶 (朱麗葉)

Appears In:

朱 also appears in:
殊珠株蛛诛铢侏茱洙姝邾硃鼄秼祩

砂

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  1. 砂 is the 2707th most frequent character.
  2. 砂 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 砂 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 砂 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
砂 => 石, 少
Radical :
砂 => 石 (stone), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
砂 => 一, 丿, 口, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - sand/gravel/granule

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

砂 

Medium Frequency

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 
磨砂膏 
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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