Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (arrow), (bean)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

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

 
短信 

Medium Frequency

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)

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Meta:

  1. 裤 is the 2086th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (clothes), 广 (house on cliff), (car)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ku4 - underpants/trousers/pants

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 裤 (ku4): The component 库 is pronounced as 'ku4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 裤 (ku4): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

内裤 (內褲)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)
短裤 (短褲)
裤子 (褲子)

Medium Frequency

休闲裤 (休閑褲)
棉裤 (棉褲)
热裤 (熱褲)
秋裤 (秋褲)
裤带 (褲帶)
裤腿 (褲腿)
裤衩 (褲衩)
裤裆 (褲襠)
裤袜 (褲襪)
长裤 (長褲)
靴裤 (靴褲)
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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