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  1. 钟 is the 903rd most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhong1 - surname Zhong
  2. zhong1 - handleless cup/goblet/to concentrate/variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
  3. zhong1 - variant of 鍾|钟
  4. zhong1 - clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell/CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钟 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 钟 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 钟 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 钟 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分钟 (分鐘)
 ()

Medium Frequency

时钟 (時鐘)
生物钟 (生物鐘)
秒钟 (秒鐘)
钟情 (鍾情)
钟爱 (鍾愛)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
钟表 (鐘錶)
钟头 (鐘頭)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)
点钟 (點鐘)

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Meta:

  1. 楼 is the 874th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (rice), (woman)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lou2 - house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
楼下 (樓下)

Medium Frequency

上楼 (上樓)
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
土楼 (土樓)
城楼 (城樓)
大楼 (大樓)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
教学楼 (教學樓)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼上 (樓上)
楼层 (樓層)
楼市 (樓市)
楼房 (樓房)
楼梯 (樓梯)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
楼盘 (樓盤)
楼台 (樓臺)
楼道 (樓道)
楼顶 (樓頂)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)
茶楼 (茶樓)
跳楼 (跳樓)
办公楼 (辦公樓)
酒楼 (酒樓)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
阁楼 (閣樓)
顶楼 (頂樓)
高楼 (高樓)
黄鹤楼 (黃鶴樓)
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
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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