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  1. 薄 is the 1431st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (water), (ten), (use), (dot), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bo2 - surname Bo
  2. bao2 - thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile
  3. bo2 - meager/slight/weak/ungenerous or unkind/frivolous/to despise/to belittle/to look down on/to approach or near
  4. bo4 - see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 薄 (bao2): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微薄 
 

Medium Frequency

刻薄 
厚积薄发 (厚積薄發)
淡薄 
浅薄 (淺薄)
薄弱 
薄情 
薄熙来 (薄熙來)
薄片 
薄纱 (薄紗)
薄荷 
轻薄 (輕薄)

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  1. 熙 is the 2480th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (box), No glyph available, (mouth), (oneself), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - prosperous/splendid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 熙 (xi1): The component 巳 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

康熙 

Medium Frequency

熙熙攘攘 
薄熙来 (薄熙來)

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Meta:

  1. 来 is the 15th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 174 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lai2 - to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
来自 (來自)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)

Medium Frequency

上来 (上來)
下来 (下來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来临 (來臨)
来说 (來說)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
带来 (帶來)
后来 (後來)
从来 (從來)
想来 (想來)
拿来 (拿來)
接下来 (接下來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
用来 (用來)
看来 (看來)
进来 (進來)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

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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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