1. 近
  2. 代
  3. 史

近

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

Decomposition:

Once :
近 => 辶, 斤
Radical :
近 => 辶 (walk), 斤 (axe)
Graphical :
近 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 丿, ㇒, 一, 丨

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 
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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近 also appears in:
菦

代

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  1. 代 is the 174th most frequent character.
  2. 代 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 代 appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. 代 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
代 => 亻, 弋
Radical :
代 => 亻 (human), 弋 (arrow)
Graphical :
代 => ㇒, 丨, 弋

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dai4 - to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

代 
代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Medium Frequency

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

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代 also appears in:
袋贷黛岱玳貸鮘

史

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  1. 史 is the 456th most frequent character.
  2. 史 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 史 appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. 史 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
史 => 中, 乂
Radical :
史 => 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
史 => 口, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi3 - surname Shi
  2. shi3 - history/annals/title of an official historian in ancient China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 史 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 史 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

史 
史上 
历史 (歷史)

Medium Frequency

史册 (史冊)
史前 
史密斯 
史料 
史无前例 (史無前例)
史记 (史記)
史诗 (史詩)
文学史 (文學史)
有史以来 (有史以來)
历史性 (歷史性)
病史 
简史 (簡史)
罗曼史 (羅曼史)
近代史 
野史 

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史 also appears in:
驶駛鉂
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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