1. 稀
  2. 少

稀

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  1. 稀 is the 1786th most frequent character.
  2. 稀 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 稀 appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. 稀 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
稀 => 禾, 希
Radical :
稀 => 禾 (grain), 乂 (N/A), 𠂇 (left hand), 巾 (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
稀 => ㇒, 一, 丨, 八, 乂, 𠂇, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - rare/uncommon/watery/sparse

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 稀 (xi1): The component 希 is pronounced as 'xi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 稀 (xi1): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

稀罕 
稀饭 (稀飯)

Medium Frequency

依稀 
稀 
稀土 
稀奇 
稀少 
稀有 
稀疏 
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
稀释 (稀釋)

少

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  1. 少 is the 233rd most frequent character.
  2. 少 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 少 appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. 少 appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
少 => 小, 丿
Radical :
少 => 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
少 => 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shao3 - few/little/lack
  2. shao4 - young

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

多少 
少 

Medium Frequency

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 

Appears In:

少 also appears in:
省沙妙劣秒吵抄雀纱炒钞砂眇杪耖麨紗
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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