1. 置
  2. 若
  3. 罔
  4. 闻

置

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  1. 置 is the 676th most frequent character.
  2. 置 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 置 appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. 置 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
置 => 罒, 直
Radical :
置 => 罒 (net), 十 (ten), 目 (eye), 一 (one)
Graphical :
置 => 口, 丨, 一, 丨, 口, 二, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi4 - to install/to place/to put/to buy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 置 (zhi4): The component 直 is pronounced as 'zhi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 置 (zhi4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 置 (zhi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

位置 

Medium Frequency

布置 (佈置)
内置 (內置)
放置 
置 
置于 
置信 
置身 
置办 (置辦)
装置 (裝置)
设置 (設置)
购置 (購置)
配置 
闲置 (閒置)

若

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Meta:

  1. 若 is the 650th most frequent character.
  2. 若 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 若 appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. 若 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
若 => 艹, 右
Radical :
若 => 艹 (grass), 𠂇 (left hand), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
若 => 艹, 𠂇, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ruo4 - to seem/like/as/if

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

若 

Medium Frequency

倘若 
受宠若惊 (受寵若驚)
欣喜若狂 
若干 
若是 
若无其事 (若無其事)
若隐若现 (若隱若現)

Appears In:

若 also appears in:
诺惹匿偌喏锘箬鍩

罔

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  1. 罔 is the 4187th most frequent character.
  2. 罔 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 罔 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 罔 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
罔 => 冂, No glyph available
Radical :
罔 => 冂 (upside down box), 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one), 匸 (hiding enclosure), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
罔 => 冂, 丷, 一, 匸, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang3 - to deceive/there is none

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

置若罔闻 (置若罔聞)

Medium Frequency

Appears In:

罔 also appears in:
惘魍網辋菵蝄

闻

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  1. 闻 is the 823rd most frequent character.
  2. 闻 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 闻 appears as a character in 57 words.
  4. 闻 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
闻 => 门, 耳
Radical :
闻 => 门 (gate), 耳 (ear)
Graphical :
闻 => 丶, 丨, ㇆, 二, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Wen2 - surname Wen
  2. wen2 - to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to sniff at

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 闻 (wen2): The component 门 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

新闻 (新聞)
闻 (聞)

Medium Frequency

不闻不问 (不聞不問)
传闻 (傳聞)
喜闻乐见 (喜聞樂見)
奇闻 (奇聞)
所见所闻 (所見所聞)
新闻网 (新聞網)
绯闻 (緋聞)
闻到 (聞到)
闻名 (聞名)
听闻 (聽聞)
要闻 (要聞)
见闻 (見聞)
趣闻 (趣聞)
丑闻 (醜聞)
难闻 (難聞)
默默无闻 (默默無聞)
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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