1. 逆
  2. 戟
  3. 鲸

逆

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  1. 逆 is the 1972nd most frequent character.
  2. 逆 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 逆 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 逆 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
逆 => 辶, 屰
Radical :
逆 => 辶 (walk), 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one), 屮 (sprout)
Graphical :
逆 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 丷, 一, 丨, 凵

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ni4 - contrary/opposite/backwards/to go against/to oppose/to betray/to rebel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 逆 (ni4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

叛逆 
逆 
逆境 
逆转 (逆轉)

Medium Frequency

逆来顺受 (逆來順受)
逆光 
逆反 
逆向 
逆旅 
逆时针 (逆時針)
逆水 
逆流 
逆耳 
逆行 
逆风 (逆風)

戟

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  1. 戟 is the 3718th most frequent character.
  2. 戟 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 戟 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 戟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
戟 => 龺, 戈
Radical :
戟 => 十 (ten), 日 (sun/day), 十 (ten), 戈 (spear)
Graphical :
戟 => 一, 丨, 口, 一, 一, 丨, 戈

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji3 - halberd/long handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade/combined spear and battle-ax

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 戟 (ji3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 戟 (ji3): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

三叉戟 
巴戟 
逆戟鲸 (逆戟鯨)

鲸

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  1. 鲸 is the 2612th most frequent character.
  2. 鲸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鲸 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 鲸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鲸 => 鱼, 京
Radical :
鲸 => 鱼 (fish), 亠 (lid), 口 (mouth), 小 (small)
Graphical :
鲸 => ⺈, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 一, 丶, 口, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing1 - whale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鲸 (jing1): The component 京 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

白鲸 (白鯨)
鲸鱼 (鯨魚)

Medium Frequency

捕鲸 (捕鯨)
蓝鲸 (藍鯨)
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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