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  1. 进 is the 81st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 117 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), No glyph available, (two)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin4 - to advance/to enter/to come (or go) into/to receive or admit/to eat or drink/to submit or present/(used after a verb) into, in/to score a goal

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 进 (jin4): The component 井 is pronounced as 'jing3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

促进 (促進)
前进 (前進)
走进 (走進)
 ()
进来 (進來)
进入 (進入)
进去 (進去)
进步 (進步)
进行 (進行)

Medium Frequency

上进 (上進)
上进心 (上進心)
先进 (先進)
增进 (增進)
奋进 (奮進)
引进 (引進)
快进 (快進)
打进 (打進)
推进 (推進)
挤进 (擠進)
改进 (改進)
放进 (放進)
民进党 (民進黨)
激进 (激進)
精进 (精進)
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
行进 (行進)
冲进 (衝進)
跟进 (跟進)
踏进 (踏進)
进一步 (進一步)
进修 (進修)
进出 (進出)
进化 (進化)
进取 (進取)
进口 (進口)
进城 (進城)
进场 (進場)
进展 (進展)
进度 (進度)
进攻 (進攻)
进水 (進水)
进球 (進球)
进发 (進發)
进程 (進程)
进而 (進而)
进行曲 (進行曲)
进军 (進軍)
进退 (進退)
进门 (進門)
进食 (進食)
钻进 (鑽進)
长进 (長進)
闯进 (闖進)

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Meta:

  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (one)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

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Meta:

  1. 步 is the 349th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𣥂
Radical :
=> (stop), (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bu4 - surname Bu
  2. bu4 - a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
步步 
进步 (進步)

Medium Frequency

初步 
同步 
地步 
大步 
徒步 
散步 
止步 
步伐 
步入 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
步骤 (步驟)
漫步 
脚步 (腳步)
舞步 
让步 (讓步)
起步 
跑步 
退步 
逐步 
进一步 (進一步)

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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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