Meta:

  1. 调 is the 400th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (field), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. diao4 - to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/view/argument/key (in music)/mode (music)/tune/tone/melody
  2. tiao2 - to harmonize/to reconcile/to blend/to suit well/to season (food)/to provoke/to incite

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 调 (tiao2): The component 田 is pronounced as 'tian2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

低调 (低調)
强调 (強調)
情调 (情調)
空调 (空調)
蓝调 (藍調)
 (調)
调味 (調味)
调戏 (調戲)
调整 (調整)
调料 (調料)
调查 (調查)
调皮 (調皮)
调节 (調節)
高调 (高調)

Medium Frequency

上调 (上調)
下调 (下調)
协调 (協調)
唱反调 (唱反調)
单调 (單調)
基调 (基調)
失调 (失調)
小调 (小調)
搭调 (搭調)
曲调 (曲調)
格调 (格調)
步调 (步調)
烹调 (烹調)
声调 (聲調)
腔调 (腔調)
色调 (色調)
语调 (語調)
调侃 (調侃)
调入 (調入)
调制 (調制)
调剂 (調劑)
调动 (調動)
调匀 (調勻)
调味品 (調味品)
调味料 (調味料)
调和 (調和)
调子 (調子)
调度 (調度)
调情 (調情)
调控 (調控)
调换 (調換)
调教 (調教)
调理 (調理)
调研 (調研)
调色 (調色)
调解 (調解)
调试 (調試)
调配 (調配)
调头 (調頭)
调频 (調頻)
调养 (調養)
跑调 (跑調)
音调 (音調)
风调雨顺 (風調雨順)

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Meta:

  1. 味 is the 842nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (tree), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei4 - taste/smell

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 味 (wei4): The component 未 is pronounced as 'wei4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
味道 
美味 

Medium Frequency

一味 
乏味 
入味 
口味 
味儿 (味兒)
味精 
品味 
回味 
意味 
气味 (氣味)
滋味 
无味 (無味)
调味 (調味)
趣味 
韵味 (韻味)
风味 (風味)
香味 

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Meta:

  1. 料 is the 557th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (dipper)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. liao4 - material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

原料 
意料 
 
料理 
材料 
资料 (資料)
饮料 (飲料)

Medium Frequency

不料 
主料 
佐料 
出乎意料 
出人意料 
加料 
原材料 
塑料 
塑料袋 
布料 
料到 
料子 
料酒 
照料 
燃料 
爆料 
猛料 
笑料 
调味料 (調味料)
调料 (調料)
配料 
面料 
预料 (預料)
颜料 (顏料)
饲料 (飼料)
香料 
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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