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  1. 索 is the 803rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 55 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (ten), (cover), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Suo3 - surname Suo/abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
  2. suo3 - to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

探索 
搜索 
检索 (檢索)

Medium Frequency

不假思索 
利索 
勒索 
导火索 (導火索)
思索 
摸索 
求索 
毕加索 (畢加索)
 
索取 
索尼 
索性 
索尔 (索爾)
索赔 (索賠)
索道 
索马里 (索馬裡)
线索 (線索)
绳索 (繩索)
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
高加索 

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Meta:

  1. 賠 is the 1732nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell), (stand erect), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pei2 - to compensate for loss/to indemnify/to suffer a financial loss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 賠 (pei2): The component 咅 is pronounced as 'pou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 賠 (pei2): The component 貝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
赔偿 (賠償)

Medium Frequency

理赔 (理賠)
索赔 (索賠)
赔款 (賠款)
赔礼 (賠禮)
赔罪 (賠罪)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.