1. 钢
  2. 材

钢

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  1. 钢 is the 1607th most frequent character.
  2. 钢 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 钢 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 钢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
钢 => 钅, 冈
Radical :
钢 => 钅 (metal/gold), 冂 (upside down box), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
钢 => 丿, 一, 乚, 二, 冂, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gang1 - steel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 钢 (gang1): The component 冈 is pronounced as 'gang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

钢 (鋼)
钢琴 (鋼琴)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)

Medium Frequency

宝钢 (寶鋼)
恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
钢材 (鋼材)
钢板 (鋼板)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
钢笔 (鋼筆)
钢筋 (鋼筋)
钢管 (鋼管)
钢丝 (鋼絲)

材

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Meta:

  1. 材 is the 950th most frequent character.
  2. 材 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 材 appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. 材 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
材 => 木, 才
Radical :
材 => 木 (tree), 𠂇 (left hand), ㇒ (N/A)
Graphical :
材 => 一, 丨, 八, 𠂇, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai2 - material/timber/ability/aptitude/a capable individual/coffin (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 材 (cai2): The component 才 is pronounced as 'cai2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

材料 
身材 

Medium Frequency

器材 
建材 
教材 
材质 (材質)
棺材 
素材 
题材 (題材)
高材生 
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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