1. 沉
  2. 着

沉

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Meta:

  1. 沉 is the 746th most frequent character.
  2. 沉 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 沉 appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. 沉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
沉 => 氵, 冗
Radical :
沉 => 氵 (water), 冖 (cover), 几 (table)
Graphical :
沉 => ⺀, ㇀, 冖, 丿, ㇠

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chen1 - see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]
  2. chen2 - to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to keep down/to lower/to drop/deep/profound/heavy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

沉重 
沉默 

Medium Frequency

低沉 
沉 
沉寂 
沉思 
沉闷 (沉悶)
沉沉 
沉没 (沉沒)
沉浸 
沉沦 (沉淪)
沉溺 
沉淀 (沉澱)
沉睡 
沉稳 (沉穩)
沉着 (沉著)
沉迷 
沉醉 
沉静 (沉靜)
消沉 
深沉 
阴沉 (陰沉)

着

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Meta:

  1. 着 is the 41st most frequent character.
  2. 着 has 5 dictionary entries.
  3. 着 appears as a character in 67 words.
  4. 着 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
着 => 羊, 目
Radical :
着 => 羊 (sheep), 目 (eye)
Graphical :
着 => 一, 二, 丨, 丷, 口, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao1 - (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add
  2. zhao2 - to touch/to come in contact with/to feel/to be affected by/to catch fire/to fall asleep/to burn
  3. zhe5 - aspect particle indicating action in progress
  4. zhuo2 - to wear (clothes)/to contact/to use/to apply
  5. zhu4 - to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 着 (zhu4): The component 目 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

着 (著)

Medium Frequency

执着 (執著)
接着 (接著)
睡着 (睡著)
着实 (著實)
着急 (著急)
走着瞧 (走著瞧)
随着 (隨著)
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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