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  1. 談 is the 474th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 52 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tan2 - surname Tan
  2. tan2 - to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 談 (tan2): The component 言 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 談 (tan2): The component 炎 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

访谈 (訪談)
 ()
谈恋爱 (談戀愛)

Medium Frequency

交谈 (交談)
健谈 (健談)
大谈 (大談)
座谈会 (座談會)
畅谈 (暢談)
会谈 (會談)
笑谈 (笑談)
谈判 (談判)
谈到 (談到)
谈吐 (談吐)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
谈心 (談心)
谈情说爱 (談情說愛)
谈话 (談話)
谈谈 (談談)
谈论 (談論)
长谈 (長談)
闲谈 (閑談)
闲谈 (閒談)
杂谈 (雜談)
面谈 (面談)

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  1. 情 is the 120th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 180 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (heart), (green/blue)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qing2 - feeling/emotion/passion/situation

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 情 (qing2): The component 青 is pronounced as 'qing1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

事情 
心情 
 
爱情 (愛情)
感情 

Medium Frequency

人情 
传情 (傳情)
剧情 (劇情)
友情 
同情 
多情 
心甘情愿 (心甘情願)
性情 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
情侣 (情侶)
情商 
情意 
情感 
情怀 (情懷)
情景 
情书 (情書)
情歌 
情况 (情況)
情节 (情節)
情绪 (情緒)
情缘 (情緣)
情谊 (情誼)
情调 (情調)
情愿 (情願)
恋情 (戀情)
深情 
温情 (溫情)
激情 
无情 (無情)
热情 (熱情)
留情 
尽情 (盡情)
真情 
知情 
矫情 (矯情)
纯情 (純情)
行情 
表情 
亲情 (親情)
详情 (詳情)
钟情 (鍾情)
风情 (風情)

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  1. 說 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 說 (shui4): The component 兌 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. 愛 is the 394th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 109 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (claw/talon), (cover), (heart), (go)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠁼, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ai4 - to love/affection/to be fond of/to like

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 愛 (ai4): The component 冖 is pronounced as 'mi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 愛 (ai4): The component 夂 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可爱 (可愛)
 ()
爱情 (愛情)
亲爱 (親愛)

Medium Frequency

北爱 (北愛)
喜爱 (喜愛)
心爱 (心愛)
爱上 (愛上)
爱人 (愛人)
爱好 (愛好)
爱好者 (愛好者)
爱德华 (愛德華)
爱心 (愛心)
爱恋 (愛戀)
爱美 (愛美)
爱护 (愛護)
恋爱 (戀愛)
挚爱 (摯愛)
深爱 (深愛)
热爱 (熱愛)
疼爱 (疼愛)
相爱 (相愛)
真爱 (真愛)
谈恋爱 (談戀愛)
关爱 (關愛)

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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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