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  1. 解 is the 201st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 122 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (horn), (knife), (cow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xie4 - surname Xie
  2. jie3 - to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to solve/to melt/to remove/to untie/to loosen/to open/to emancipate/to explain/to understand/to know/a solution/a dissection
  3. jie4 - to transport under guard
  4. xie4 - acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)/variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

了解 
理解 
 
解决 (解決)
解释 (解釋)

Medium Frequency

不解 
分解 
化解 
善解人意 
求解 
溶解 
瓦解 
破解 
缓解 (緩解)
见解 (見解)
解冻 (解凍)
解剖 
解压 (解壓)
解密 
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
解救 
解散 
解析 
解毒 
解码 (解碼)
解禁 
解答 
解脱 (解脫)
解药 (解藥)
解说 (解說)
解读 (解讀)
解酒 
解锁 (解鎖)
解开 (解開)
解除 
详解 (詳解)
误解 (誤解)
调解 (調解)
谅解 (諒解)
讲解 (講解)
费解 (費解)
辩解 (辯解)

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Meta:

  1. 说 is the 24th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 91 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (eight/divide), (mouth), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shui4 - to canvass/to persuade/see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
  2. shuo1 - to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 说 (shui4): The component 兑 is pronounced as 'dui4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

传说 (傳說)
 ()

Medium Frequency

来说 (來說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
听说 (聽說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
说不定 (說不定)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说话 (說話)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)

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  1. 员 is the 200th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 107 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan2 - person/employee/member

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人员 (人員)
公务员 (公務員)
动员 (動員)
员工 (員工)
委员 (委員)
官员 (官員)
成员 (成員)
会员 (會員)
服务员 (服務員)
演员 (演員)
球员 (球員)

Medium Frequency

乘务员 (乘務員)
全员 (全員)
列车员 (列車員)
 ()
售票员 (售票員)
售货员 (售貨員)
团员 (團員)
委员会 (委員會)
学员 (學員)
守门员 (守門員)
专员 (專員)
店员 (店員)
成员国 (成員國)
指导员 (指導員)
推销员 (推銷員)
文员 (文員)
消防员 (消防員)
满员 (滿員)
营业员 (營業員)
特派员 (特派員)
研究员 (研究員)
程序员 (程序員)
管理员 (管理員)
总动员 (總動員)
职员 (職員)
船员 (船員)
裁员 (裁員)
要员 (要員)
解说员 (解說員)
议员 (議員)
辅导员 (輔導員)
通讯员 (通訊員)
运动员 (運動員)
邮递员 (郵遞員)
队员 (隊員)
雇员 (雇員)
飞行员 (飛行員)
驾驶员 (駕駛員)
党员 (黨員)

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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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