1. 秉
  2. 持

秉

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Meta:

  1. 秉 is the 2803rd most frequent character.
  2. 秉 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 秉 appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. 秉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
秉 => 禾, ⺕
Radical :
秉 => 禾 (grain), ⺕ (pig snout)
Graphical :
秉 => ㇒, 一, 丨, 八, 匚, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bing3 - surname Bing
  2. bing3 - to grasp/to hold/to maintain

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

秉 
秉公 
秉性 
秉承 
秉持 

持

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Meta:

  1. 持 is the 357th most frequent character.
  2. 持 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 持 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 持 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
持 => 扌, 寺
Radical :
持 => 扌 (hand), 土 (earth), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
持 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 一, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi2 - to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 持 (chi2): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Medium Frequency

主持 
主持人 
保持 
持 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)
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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