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  1. 緊 is the 560th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (minister/official), (right hand), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin3 - tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Medium Frequency

抓紧 (抓緊)
收紧 (收緊)
紧密 (緊密)
紧急 (緊急)
紧握 (緊握)
紧凑 (緊湊)
紧紧 (緊緊)
紧绷 (緊繃)
紧要 (緊要)
紧迫 (緊迫)
要紧 (要緊)

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Meta:

  1. 扣 is the 1623rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kou4 - to fasten/to button/button/buckle/knot/to arrest/to confiscate/to deduct (money)/discount/to knock/to smash or spike (a ball)/to cover (with a bowl etc)/fig. to tag a label on sb
  2. kou4 - button

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不折不扣 
克扣 (剋扣)
回扣 
扣上 
扣人心弦 
扣分 
扣篮 (扣籃)
扣肉 
扣除 
折扣 
搭扣 
纽扣 (紐扣)
紧扣 (緊扣)
扣子 (釦子)

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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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