1. 欲
  2. 擒
  3. 故
  4. 纵

欲

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  1. 欲 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. 欲 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 欲 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 欲 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
欲 => 谷, 欠
Radical :
欲 => 谷 (valley), 欠 (yawn)
Graphical :
欲 => 八, 人, 口, ⺈, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 欲 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

欲 (慾)
欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

擒

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  1. 擒 is the 2844th most frequent character.
  2. 擒 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 擒 appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. 擒 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
擒 => 扌, 禽
Radical :
擒 => 扌 (hand), 人 (human), 亠 (lid), 凵 (container), 乂 (N/A), 禸 (track)
Graphical :
擒 => 亅, 二, 人, 一, 丶, 凵, 乂, ㇛, 丶, 冂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin2 - to capture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擒 (qin2): The component 禽 is pronounced as 'qin2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 擒 (qin2): The component 凵 is pronounced as 'qu1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手到擒来 (手到擒來)

Medium Frequency

就擒 
擒 
束手就擒 
欲擒故纵 (欲擒故縱)
生擒 

故

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  1. 故 is the 572nd most frequent character.
  2. 故 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 故 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 故 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
故 => 古, ⺙
Radical :
故 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
故 => 一, 丨, 口, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu4 - happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

故事 

Medium Frequency

世故 
事故 
故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)

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故 also appears in:
做

纵

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  1. 纵 is the 1234th most frequent character.
  2. 纵 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 纵 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 纵 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
纵 => 纟, 从
Radical :
纵 => 纟 (silk), 从 (N/A)
Graphical :
纵 => ㇛, 一, 从

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zong4 - warp (the vertical threads in weaving)/vertical/longitudinal/north-south (lines of longitude)/lengthwise/to release/to indulge/even if

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'zong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

放纵 (放縱)
纵 (縱)
纵使 (縱使)
纵容 (縱容)
纵横 (縱橫)
纵然 (縱然)

Medium Frequency

操纵 (操縱)
稍纵即逝 (稍縱即逝)
纵向 (縱向)
纵情 (縱情)
纵欲 (縱慾)
纵火 (縱火)
纵观 (縱觀)
纵身 (縱身)
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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