1. 磨
  2. 砂
  3. 膏

磨

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  1. 磨 is the 1535th most frequent character.
  2. 磨 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 磨 appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. 磨 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
磨 => 麻, 石
Radical :
磨 => 麻 (hemp), 石 (stone)
Graphical :
磨 => 厂, 丶, 林, 一, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mo2 - to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist
  2. mo4 - grindstone/to grind/to turn round

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo4): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

折磨 
磨 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

Appears In:

磨 also appears in:
蘑耱饝

砂

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  1. 砂 is the 2707th most frequent character.
  2. 砂 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 砂 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 砂 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
砂 => 石, 少
Radical :
砂 => 石 (stone), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
砂 => 一, 丿, 口, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - sand/gravel/granule

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

砂 

Medium Frequency

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 
磨砂膏 

膏

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  1. 膏 is the 2667th most frequent character.
  2. 膏 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 膏 appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. 膏 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
膏 => No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
膏 => 亠 (lid), 口 (mouth), 冖 (cover), 口 (mouth), 月 (moon)
Graphical :
膏 => 一, 丶, 口, 冖, 口, 冂, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gao1 - ointment/paste/CL:帖[tie3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

唇膏 
牙膏 

Medium Frequency

病入膏肓 
睫毛膏 
石膏 
磨砂膏 
膏药 (膏藥)
药膏 (藥膏)
软膏 (軟膏)
遮瑕膏 
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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