1. 說
  2. 親

說

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
說 => 言, 兌
Radical :
說 => 言 (speech), 八 (eight/divide), 口 (mouth), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
說 => 一, 丶, 二, 口, 八, 口, 丿, 乚

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 說 (shui4): The component 兌 is pronounced as 'dui4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

传说 (傳說)
说 (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)

親

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Meta:

  1. 親 is the 362nd most frequent character.
  2. 親 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 親 appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. 親 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
親 => 亲, 見
Radical :
親 => 立 (stand erect), 十 (ten), 小 (small), 見 (see)
Graphical :
親 => 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨, 亅, 八, 口, 二, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin1 - parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss
  2. qing4 - parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qing4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qing4): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qing4): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qing4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
亲 (親)
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Medium Frequency

探亲 (探親)
亲人 (親人)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)
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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