1. 適
  2. 可
  3. 而
  4. 止

適

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  1. 適 is the 662nd most frequent character.
  2. 適 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 適 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 適 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
適 => 辶, 啇
Radical :
適 => 辶 (walk), 亠 (lid), 丷 (eight/divide), 欠 (yawn), 子 (child)
Graphical :
適 => 丶, ㇆, ㇝, 一, 丶, 丷, ⺈, 人, ㇇, 亅, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi4 - surname Shi
  2. shi4 - to fit/suitable/proper/just (now)/comfortable/well/to go/to follow or pursue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 啇 is pronounced as 'di2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 適 (shi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

合适 (合適)
适合 (適合)
适应 (適應)

Medium Frequency

不适 (不適)
舒适 (舒適)
适 (適)
适宜 (適宜)
适度 (適度)
适时 (適時)
适用 (適用)
适当 (適當)
适量 (適量)

可

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  1. 可 is the 30th most frequent character.
  2. 可 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 可 appears as a character in 155 words.
  4. 可 appears as a component in 25 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
可 => 丁, 口
Radical :
可 => 一 (one), 亅 (hook), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
可 => 一, 亅, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ke3 - can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used for emphasis) certainly/very
  2. ke4 - see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可 
可以 
可是 
可能 

Medium Frequency

可怕 
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可爱 (可愛)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)

Appears In:

可 also appears in:
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而

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  1. 而 is the 36th most frequent character.
  2. 而 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 而 appears as a character in 131 words.
  4. 而 appears as a component in 41 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
而 => 丆, 𦉫
Radical :
而 => 而 (beard)
Graphical :
而 => 一, 丿, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er2 - and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal relation)/(indicates change of state)/(indicates contrast)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 而 (er2): The component 而 is pronounced as 'er2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

而 

Medium Frequency

反而 
因而 
从而 (從而)
然而 
而且 
而已 

Appears In:

而 also appears in:
而需端瑞耐喘儒耍斋揣懦蠕惴湍孺嚅糯踹濡颛繻遄鸸薷粫襦恧鲕颥臑緛顬羺耎顓稬腨輀耑胹貒

止

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  1. 止 is the 596th most frequent character.
  2. 止 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 止 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 止 appears as a component in 103 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
止 => ⺊, 丄
Radical :
止 => 止 (stop)
Graphical :
止 => 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - to stop/to prohibit/until/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 止 (zhi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

停止 
止 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Medium Frequency

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)

Appears In:

止 also appears in:
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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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