1. 贬
  2. 低

贬

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  1. 贬 is the 2531st most frequent character.
  2. 贬 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 贬 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 贬 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
贬 => 贝, 乏
Radical :
贬 => 贝 (shell), ㇒ (N/A), 王 (jade), 丶 (dot), 戈 (spear), ㇝ (N/A)
Graphical :
贬 => 冂, 人, ㇒, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, ㇝

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian3 - to diminish/to demote/to reduce or devaluate/to disparage/to censure/to depreciate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 贬 (bian3): The component 贝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 贬 (bian3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

贬低 (貶低)
贬值 (貶值)

Medium Frequency

贬 (貶)
贬义 (貶義)
贬职 (貶職)

低

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  1. 低 is the 592nd most frequent character.
  2. 低 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 低 appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. 低 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
低 => 亻, 氐
Radical :
低 => 亻 (human), 氏 (clan), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
低 => ㇒, 丨, ㇒, ㇗, ㇂, 一, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. di1 - low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 低 (di1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

低 
低调 (低調)

Medium Frequency

低下 
低于 
低估 
低俗 
低价 (低價)
低沉 
低温 (低溫)
低潮 
低烧 (低燒)
低级 (低級)
低声 (低聲)
低脂 
低落 
低谷 
低迷 
低音 
低头 (低頭)
放低 
贬低 (貶低)
降低 
高低 
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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