1. 磨
  2. 蝕

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)

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磨 also appears in:
蘑耱饝

蝕

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Meta:

  1. 蝕 is the 2619th most frequent character.
  2. 蝕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蝕 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 蝕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蝕 => 飠, 虫
Radical :
蝕 => 人 (human), 丨 (line), 彐 (pig snout), 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 丶 (dot), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
蝕 => 人, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 丶, 丶, 口, 丨, 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to nibble/erosion/eclipse

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蝕 (shi2): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 蝕 (shi2): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

侵蚀 (侵蝕)
腐蚀 (腐蝕)

Medium Frequency

海蚀 (海蝕)
磨蚀 (磨蝕)
锈蚀 (銹蝕)
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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