1. 螺
  2. 絲
  3. 釘

螺

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  1. 螺 is the 2381st most frequent character.
  2. 螺 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 螺 appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. 螺 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
螺 => 虫, 累
Radical :
螺 => 虫 (insect), 田 (field), 糸 (silk)
Graphical :
螺 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, ㇛, 丶, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. luo2 - spiral shell/snail/conch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 螺 (luo2): The component 累 is pronounced as 'lei3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 螺 (luo2): The component 累 is pronounced as 'lei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 螺 (luo2): The component 累 is pronounced as 'lei2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

海螺 
田螺 
螺旋 
螺丝 (螺絲)

Medium Frequency

螺旋桨 (螺旋槳)
螺旋藻 
螺栓 
螺母 
螺纹 (螺紋)
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
螺蛳 (螺螄)
陀螺 

絲

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  1. 絲 is the 1024th most frequent character.
  2. 絲 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 絲 appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. 絲 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
絲 => 糹, 糸
Radical :
絲 => 糹 (silk), 糸 (silk)
Graphical :
絲 => ㇛, 丶, 丶, ㇛, 丶, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si1 - silk/thread/trace/CL:條|条[tiao2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 絲 (si1): The component 糸 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

粉丝 (粉絲)
丝 (絲)

Medium Frequency

爱丽丝 (愛麗絲)
拔丝 (拔絲)
真丝 (真絲)
丝巾 (絲巾)
丝带 (絲帶)
丝毫 (絲毫)
丝瓜 (絲瓜)
丝绸 (絲綢)
丝袜 (絲襪)
肉丝 (肉絲)
蕾丝 (蕾絲)
螺丝 (螺絲)
蚕丝 (蠶絲)
钢丝 (鋼絲)
青丝 (青絲)

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絲 also appears in:
鷥

釘

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  1. 釘 is the 2262nd most frequent character.
  2. 釘 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 釘 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 釘 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
釘 => 金, 丁
Radical :
釘 => 金 (metal/gold), 一 (one), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
釘 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, 一, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ding1 - nail/to pin up/to nail/to keep at sb/to follow closely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 釘 (ding1): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

耳钉 (耳釘)
钉 (釘)
钉子 (釘子)
铆钉 (鉚釘)

Medium Frequency

图钉 (圖釘)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
板上钉钉 (板上釘釘)
眼中钉 (眼中釘)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
钉子户 (釘子戶)
钉死 (釘死)
钉耙 (釘耙)
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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