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  1. 金 is the 260th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 259 words.
  4. appears as a component in 492 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jin1 - surname Jin/surname Kim (Korean)/Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
  2. jin1 - gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and ductile metals/money/golden/highly respected/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 金 (jin1): The component 金 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

现金 (現金)
资金 (資金)
 
金字塔 
金币 (金幣)
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)
金牛 
金牛座 
金融 
金钱 (金錢)
金陵 
黄金 (黃金)

Medium Frequency

公积金 (公積金)
千金 
合金 
基金 
基金会 (基金會)
小金 
淘金 
潘金莲 (潘金蓮)
奖学金 (獎學金)
奖金 (獎金)
白金 
租金 
紫金 
美金 
旧金山 (舊金山)
足金 
重金 
重金属 (重金屬)
金刚 (金剛)
金子 
金属 (金屬)
金山 
金库 (金庫)
金庸 
金星 
金榜 
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
金正恩 
金正日 
金沙 
金灿灿 (金燦燦)
金牌 
金奖 (金獎)
金球奖 (金球獎)
金砖 (金磚)
金矿 (金礦)
金童玉女 
金色 
金华 (金華)
金针菇 (金針菇)
金银 (金銀)
金钱豹 (金錢豹)
金门 (金門)
金鸡 (金雞)
金额 (金額)
金发 (金髮)
金鱼 (金魚)
金黄 (金黃)
金黄色 (金黃色)
霍金 
养老金 (養老金)
郁金香 (鬱金香)

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  1. 正 is the 129th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - first month of the lunar year
  2. zheng4 - just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反正 
 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 

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  1. 日 is the 101st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 197 words.
  4. appears as a component in 664 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ri4 - sun/day/date, day of the month/abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今日 
 
日子 
生日 

Medium Frequency

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日期 
日本 
日本人 
日照 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
烈日 
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)

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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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