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  1. 益 is the 648th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), (eight/divide), (dish)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi4 - surname Yi
  2. yi4 - benefit/profit/advantage/beneficial/to increase/to add/all the more

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 益 (yi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

公益 
利益 

Medium Frequency

受益 
收益 
收益率 
效益 
日益 
有益 
权益 (權益)
无益 (無益)
 
益友 
益智 
益处 (益處)
益阳 (益陽)
精益求精 

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  1. 智 is the 883rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi4 - wisdom/knowledge

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 智 (zhi4): The component 知 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 智 (zhi4): The component 矢 is pronounced as 'shi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 智 (zhi4): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

智商 
智慧 

Medium Frequency

弱智 
心智 
明智 
智力 
智者 
智能 
智障 
智齿 (智齒)
机智 (機智)
理智 
益智 
睿智 
斗智 (鬥智)
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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