1. 枝
  2. 桠

枝

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  1. 枝 is the 1489th most frequent character.
  2. 枝 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 枝 appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. 枝 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
枝 => 木, 支
Radical :
枝 => 木 (tree), 支 (branch)
Graphical :
枝 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - branch/classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 枝 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

枝 
荔枝 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Medium Frequency

折枝 
枝叶 (枝葉)
树枝 (樹枝)
花枝 

桠

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  1. 桠 is the 4810th most frequent character.
  2. 桠 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 桠 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 桠 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
桠 => 木, 亚
Radical :
桠 => 木 (tree), 一 (one), No glyph available, 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one)
Graphical :
桠 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丨, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ya1 - forking branch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 桠 (ya1): The component 亚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 桠 (ya1): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 桠 (ya1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

枝桠 (枝椏)

Medium Frequency

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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