1. 简
  2. 史

简

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  1. 简 is the 715th most frequent character.
  2. 简 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 简 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 简 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
简 => ⺮, 间
Radical :
简 => ⺮ (bamboo), 门 (gate), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
简 => ⺮, 丶, 丨, ㇆, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

简 (簡)
简介 (簡介)
简易 (簡易)
简历 (簡歷)
简洁 (簡潔)
简短 (簡短)
简称 (簡稱)
简约 (簡約)
简陋 (簡陋)

史

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  1. 史 is the 456th most frequent character.
  2. 史 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 史 appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. 史 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
史 => 中, 乂
Radical :
史 => 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
史 => 口, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi3 - surname Shi
  2. shi3 - history/annals/title of an official historian in ancient China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 史 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 史 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

史 
史上 
历史 (歷史)

Medium Frequency

史册 (史冊)
史前 
史密斯 
史料 
史无前例 (史無前例)
史记 (史記)
史诗 (史詩)
文学史 (文學史)
有史以来 (有史以來)
历史性 (歷史性)
病史 
简史 (簡史)
罗曼史 (羅曼史)
近代史 
野史 

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史 also appears in:
驶駛鉂
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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