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  1. 近 is the 374th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 52 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin4 - near/close to/approximately

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 近 (jin4): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

最近 
 

Medium Frequency

将近 (將近)
接近 
临近 (臨近)
亲近 (親近)
近来 (近來)
近年 
近日 
近期 
近视 (近視)
附近 
靠近 

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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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