1. 相
  2. 依
  3. 為
  4. 命

相

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Meta:

  1. 相 is the 152nd most frequent character.
  2. 相 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 相 appears as a character in 188 words.
  4. 相 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
相 => 木, 目
Radical :
相 => 木 (tree), 目 (eye)
Graphical :
相 => 一, 丨, 八, 口, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xiang1 - surname Xiang
  2. xiang1 - each other/one another/mutually
  3. xiang4 - appearance/portrait/picture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

互相 
相 
相信 
相册 (相冊)
相爱 (相愛)
相机 (相機)
相当 (相當)
相亲 (相親)
真相 

Medium Frequency

亮相 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
照相 
照相机 (照相機)
相互 
相交 
相伴 
相似 
相依 
相传 (相傳)
相公 
相助 
相反 
相同 
相对 (相對)
相差 
相干 
相待 
相应 (相應)
相恋 (相戀)
相投 
相撞 
相会 (相會)
相望 
相比 
相濡以沫 
相片 
相当于 (相當於)
相称 (相稱)
相约 (相約)
相继 (相繼)
相聚 
相声 (相聲)
相处 (相處)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
相识 (相識)
相貌 
相逢 
相连 (相連)
相遇 
相邻 (相鄰)
相关 (相關)
相隔 
臭味相投 
卖相 (賣相)
长相 (長相)

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相 also appears in:
想箱湘厢霜缃葙緗

依

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Meta:

  1. 依 is the 568th most frequent character.
  2. 依 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 依 appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. 依 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
依 => 亻, 衣
Radical :
依 => 亻 (human), 衣 (clothes)
Graphical :
依 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丶, ㇒, ㇗, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in the light of

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

依然 
依旧 (依舊)

Medium Frequency

依 
依依 
依偎 
依恋 (依戀)
依据 (依據)
依次 
依稀 
依赖 (依賴)
依靠 
相依 
蔡依林 

為

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Meta:

  1. 為 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 為 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 為 appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. 為 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
為 => No glyph available, 灬
Radical :
為 => 丿 (bend), 丶 (dot), No glyph available, 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
為 => 丿, 丶, ㇆, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
为 (為)
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

命

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Meta:

  1. 命 is the 258th most frequent character.
  2. 命 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 命 appears as a character in 95 words.
  4. 命 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
命 => 亼, 叩
Radical :
命 => 人 (human), 一 (one), 口 (mouth), 卩 (seal)
Graphical :
命 => 人, 一, 口, 丨, ㇆

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming4 - life/fate/order or command/to assign a name, title etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

命 
命运 (命運)
生命 
革命 

Medium Frequency

人命 
使命 
偿命 (償命)
命中 
命令 
命名 
命题 (命題)
寿命 (壽命)
天命 
宿命 
拼命 
救命 
死命 
生命力 
相依为命 (相依為命)
算命 
维他命 (維他命)
致命 
苦命 
要命 
认命 (認命)
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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