1. 省
  2. 吃
  3. 儉
  4. 用

省

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  1. 省 is the 665th most frequent character.
  2. 省 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 省 appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. 省 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
省 => 少, 目
Radical :
省 => 小 (small), 丿 (bend), 目 (eye)
Graphical :
省 => 亅, 八, 丿, 口, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sheng3 - to save/to economize/to do without/to omit/to leave out/province/CL:個|个[ge4]
  2. xing3 - introspection/to examine oneself critically/awareness/to visit (an elderly relative)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 省 (sheng3): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 省 (sheng3): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 省 (xing3): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

省 
节省 (節省)

Medium Frequency

反省 
吉林省 
四川省 
安徽省 
山东省 (山東省)
山西省 
广东省 (廣東省)
江苏省 (江蘇省)
江西省 
河北省 
河南省 
浙江省 
湖北省 
湖南省 
省事 
省份 
省去 
省城 
省委 
省得 
省心 
省会 (省會)
省略 
省级 (省級)
省长 (省長)
省电 (省電)
福建省 
自省 
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
陕西省 (陝西省)
云南省 (雲南省)
黑龙江省 (黑龍江省)

吃

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  1. 吃 is the 475th most frequent character.
  2. 吃 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 吃 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 吃 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吃 => 口, 乞
Radical :
吃 => 口 (mouth), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), ㇠ (N/A)
Graphical :
吃 => 口, 丿, 一, ㇠

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi1 - to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/to suffer
  2. ji2 - stammer

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吃 (chi1): The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 吃 (chi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 吃 (ji2): The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 吃 (ji2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吃 

Medium Frequency

吃完 
吃掉 
吃亏 (吃虧)
吃饭 (吃飯)
好吃 
小吃 

儉

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  1. 儉 is the 2885th most frequent character.
  2. 儉 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 儉 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 儉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
儉 => 亻, 僉
Radical :
儉 => 亻 (human), 人 (human), 一 (one), No glyph available
Graphical :
儉 => ㇒, 丨, 人, 一, 口, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - frugal/thrifty/needy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 儉 (jian3): The component 僉 is pronounced as 'qian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

勤俭 (勤儉)
节俭 (節儉)

Medium Frequency

俭朴 (儉朴)
克勤克俭 (克勤克儉)
勤工俭学 (勤工儉學)
省吃俭用 (省吃儉用)

用

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  1. 用 is the 51st most frequent character.
  2. 用 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 用 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 用 appears as a component in 77 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
用 => 冂, No glyph available
Radical :
用 => 用 (use)
Graphical :
用 => 冂, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yong4 - to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or outlay/usefulness/hence/therefore

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 用 (yong4): The component 用 is pronounced as 'yong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使用 
用 

Medium Frequency

不用 
享用 
作用 
信用 
信用卡 
备用 (備用)
利用 
好用 
家用 
实用 (實用)
专用 (專用)
引用 
应用 (應用)
采用 (採用)
有用 
服用 
没用 (沒用)
用来 (用來)
用力 
用品 
用完 
用心 
用户 (用戶)
用尽 (用盡)
管用 
试用 (試用)
费用 (費用)
通用 
运用 (運用)
适用 (適用)
选用 (選用)
食用 
饮用 (飲用)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.