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  1. 潛 is the 1110th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qian2 - hidden/secret/latent/to hide/to conceal/to submerge/to dive

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

潜伏 (潛伏)
潜力 (潛力)
潜能 (潛能)

Medium Frequency

浮潜 (浮潛)
潜入 (潛入)
潜台词 (潛台詞)
潜在 (潛在)
潜心 (潛心)
潜意识 (潛意識)
潜水 (潛水)
潜水艇 (潛水艇)
潜移默化 (潛移默化)
潜台词 (潛臺詞)
潜艇 (潛艇)
潜藏 (潛藏)
潜行 (潛行)
潜规则 (潛規則)
潜质 (潛質)
潜逃 (潛逃)

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Meta:

  1. 規 is the 321st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (two), (see)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gui1 - compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

规则 (規則)
规划 (規劃)
规定 (規定)
规律 (規律)
规模 (規模)
规矩 (規矩)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
大规模 (大規模)
常规 (常規)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
正规 (正規)
法规 (法規)
潜规则 (潛規則)
犯规 (犯規)
规划局 (規劃局)
规格 (規格)
规章 (規章)
规范 (規範)
规避 (規避)
违规 (違規)

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Meta:

  1. 則 is the 284th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ze2 - conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
规则 (規則)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
法则 (法則)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)
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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