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  1. 直 is the 255th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi2 - surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. zhi2 - straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一直 
 
直接 
直播 

Medium Frequency

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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  1. 達 is the 289th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 122 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (earth), (sheep)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Da2 - surname Da
  2. da2 - to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

到达 (到達)
表达 (表達)
 ()
达人 (達人)
达到 (達到)

Medium Frequency

传达 (傳達)
哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
抵达 (抵達)
斯巴达 (斯巴達)
柯达 (柯達)
溜达 (溜達)
发达 (發達)
直达 (直達)
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
豁达 (豁達)
转达 (轉達)
送达 (送達)
通达 (通達)
达坂城 (達坂城)
达州 (達州)
达成 (達成)
达拉斯 (達拉斯)
达标 (達標)
达沃斯 (達沃斯)
达尔文 (達爾文)
达菲 (達菲)
达观 (達觀)
阿凡达 (阿凡達)
阿迪达斯 (阿迪達斯)
飞黄腾达 (飛黃騰達)
马自达 (馬自達)
马达 (馬達)
高达 (高達)

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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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