Meta:

  1. 没 is the 72nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (weapon/lance)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei2 - (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not
  2. mo4 - drowned/to end/to die/to inundate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
没有 (沒有)

Medium Frequency

没事 (沒事)
没什么 (沒什麼)
没心没肺 (沒心沒肺)
没法 (沒法)
没用 (沒用)
没错 (沒錯)

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Meta:

  1. 错 is the 637th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (grass), (one), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cuo4 - surname Cuo
  2. cuo4 - mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish/to alternate/to stagger/to miss/to let slip/to evade/to inlay with gold or silver

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 错 (cuo4): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不错 (不錯)
 ()
错过 (錯過)

Medium Frequency

交错 (交錯)
做错 (做錯)
出错 (出錯)
打错 (打錯)
搞错 (搞錯)
没错 (沒錯)
犯错 (犯錯)
看错 (看錯)
认错 (認錯)
走错 (走錯)
过错 (過錯)
错失 (錯失)
错爱 (錯愛)
错觉 (錯覺)
错误 (錯誤)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.