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  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 昭 is pronounced as 'zhao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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Meta:

  1. 料 is the 557th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (dipper)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. liao4 - material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

原料 
意料 
 
料理 
材料 
资料 (資料)
饮料 (飲料)

Medium Frequency

不料 
主料 
佐料 
出乎意料 
出人意料 
加料 
原材料 
塑料 
塑料袋 
布料 
料到 
料子 
料酒 
照料 
燃料 
爆料 
猛料 
笑料 
调味料 (調味料)
调料 (調料)
配料 
面料 
预料 (預料)
颜料 (顏料)
饲料 (飼料)
香料 
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.