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  1. 矛 is the 1439th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 201 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (spear)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao2 - spear/lance/pike

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 矛 (mao2): The component 矛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

矛盾 

Medium Frequency

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Meta:

  1. 盾 is the 1393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𥃭
Radical :
=> (cliff), (ten), (eye)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dun4 - shield

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

矛盾 

Medium Frequency

后盾 (後盾)
 
盾牌 

Appears In:

also appears in:
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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