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  1. 淺 is the 1719th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - sound of moving water
  2. qian3 - shallow/light (color)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 淺 (jian1): The component 戔 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 淺 (qian3): The component 戔 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

搁浅 (擱淺)
 ()
肤浅 (膚淺)

Medium Frequency

深浅 (深淺)
浅析 (淺析)
浅水 (淺水)
浅滩 (淺灘)
浅色 (淺色)
浅薄 (淺薄)
浅显 (淺顯)
浅黄色 (淺黃色)
短浅 (短淺)

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Meta:

  1. 薄 is the 1431st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (water), (ten), (use), (dot), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bo2 - surname Bo
  2. bao2 - thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile
  3. bo2 - meager/slight/weak/ungenerous or unkind/frivolous/to despise/to belittle/to look down on/to approach or near
  4. bo4 - see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 薄 (bao2): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微薄 
 

Medium Frequency

刻薄 
厚积薄发 (厚積薄發)
淡薄 
浅薄 (淺薄)
薄弱 
薄情 
薄熙来 (薄熙來)
薄片 
薄纱 (薄紗)
薄荷 
轻薄 (輕薄)

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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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