1. 減
  2. 壓

減

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  1. 減 is the 855th most frequent character.
  2. 減 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 減 appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. 減 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
減 => 氵, 咸
Radical :
減 => 氵 (water), 厂 (cliff), 戈 (spear), 一 (one), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
減 => ⺀, ㇀, 厂, 戈, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 減 (jian3): The component 咸 is pronounced as 'xian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

减 (減)
减少 (減少)
减肥 (減肥)

Medium Frequency

删减 (刪減)
削减 (削減)
减去 (減去)
减压 (減壓)
减弱 (減弱)
减掉 (減掉)
减缓 (減緩)
减轻 (減輕)
减退 (減退)
减速 (減速)

壓

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  1. 壓 is the 755th most frequent character.
  2. 壓 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 壓 appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. 壓 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
壓 => 厭, 土
Radical :
壓 => 厂 (cliff), 日 (sun/day), 月 (moon), 犬 (dog), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
壓 => 厂, 口, 一, 冂, 二, 人, 一, 丶, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ya1 - to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure
  2. ya4 - in the first place/to crush

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 壓 (ya1): The component 厭 is pronounced as 'yan4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 壓 (ya1): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 壓 (ya4): The component 厭 is pronounced as 'yan4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 壓 (ya4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

压 (壓)
压力 (壓力)
压抑 (壓抑)

Medium Frequency

增压 (增壓)
压倒 (壓倒)
压制 (壓制)
压扁 (壓扁)
压挤 (壓擠)
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
压榨 (壓榨)
压岁钱 (壓歲錢)
压缩 (壓縮)
压迫 (壓迫)
抗压 (抗壓)
指压 (指壓)
按压 (按壓)
挤压 (擠壓)
施压 (施壓)
欺压 (欺壓)
气压 (氣壓)
减压 (減壓)
积压 (積壓)
血压 (血壓)
解压 (解壓)
变压器 (變壓器)
重压 (重壓)
镇压 (鎮壓)
电压 (電壓)
高压 (高壓)
高压锅 (高壓鍋)
高血压 (高血壓)
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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