1. 短
  2. 袖

短

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Meta:

  1. 短 is the 887th most frequent character.
  2. 短 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 短 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 短 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
短 => 矢, 豆
Radical :
短 => 矢 (arrow), 豆 (bean)
Graphical :
短 => 丿, 一, 人, 一, 一, 口, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. duan3 - short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 短 (duan3): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 短 (duan3): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

短 
短信 

Medium Frequency

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)

袖

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Meta:

  1. 袖 is the 1684th most frequent character.
  2. 袖 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 袖 appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. 袖 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
袖 => 衤, 由
Radical :
袖 => 衤 (clothes), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 凵 (container)
Graphical :
袖 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 冫, 二, 丨, 凵

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiu4 - sleeve/to tuck inside one's sleeve

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

衣袖 
袖 
领袖 (領袖)

Medium Frequency

短袖 
袖口 
袖子 
袖珍 
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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