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  1. 铺 is the 1611th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (ten), (use), (dot)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pu4 - variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]/store
  2. pu1 - to spread/to display/to set up/(old) holder for door-knocker
  3. pu4 - plank bed/place to sleep/shop/store/(old) relay station

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 铺 (pu4): The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 铺 (pu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 铺 (pu1): The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 铺 (pu1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

店铺 (店鋪)
卧铺 (臥鋪)
 ()

Medium Frequency

商铺 (商舖)
床铺 (床鋪)
当铺 (當舖)
铺位 (鋪位)
铺垫 (鋪墊)
铺天盖地 (鋪天蓋地)
铺子 (鋪子)
铺平 (鋪平)
铺床 (鋪床)
铺张浪费 (鋪張浪費)
铺盖 (鋪蓋)
铺设 (鋪設)
铺路 (鋪路)

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Meta:

  1. 张 is the 318th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (long/grow)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhang1 - surname Zhang
  2. zhang1 - to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat objects, sheet/classifier for votes

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 张 (zhang1): The component 长 is pronounced as 'chang2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 张 (zhang1): The component 长 is pronounced as 'zhang3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)

Medium Frequency

主张 (主張)
嚣张 (囂張)
张口 (張口)
张国荣 (張國榮)
张学友 (張學友)
张家界 (張家界)
张居正 (張居正)
张惠妹 (張惠妹)
张爱玲 (張愛玲)
张扬 (張揚)
张望 (張望)
张柏芝 (張柏芝)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
张艺谋 (張藝謀)
张开 (張開)
张韶涵 (張韶涵)
慌张 (慌張)
扩张 (擴張)
夸张 (誇張)
开张 (開張)

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Meta:

  1. 浪 is the 1184th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 51 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (stopping), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lang4 - wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 浪 (lang4): The component 良 is pronounced as 'liang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

新浪 
 
浪漫 

Medium Frequency

新浪网 (新浪網)
流浪 
浪费 (浪費)
鼓浪屿 (鼓浪嶼)

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Meta:

  1. 费 is the 486th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), No glyph available, (shell)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Fei4 - surname Fei
  2. fei4 - to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 费 (fei4): The component 弗 is pronounced as 'fu2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 费 (fei4): The component 贝 is pronounced as 'bei4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

免费 (免費)
浪费 (浪費)
消费 (消費)
话费 (話費)

Medium Frequency

付费 (付費)
公费 (公費)
学费 (學費)
小费 (小費)
手续费 (手續費)
收费 (收費)
收费站 (收費站)
枉费 (枉費)
欠费 (欠費)
消费者 (消費者)
生活费 (生活費)
白费 (白費)
破费 (破費)
经费 (經費)
缴费 (繳費)
耗费 (耗費)
花费 (花費)
 ()
费事 (費事)
费力 (費力)
费劲 (費勁)
费城 (費城)
费德勒 (費德勒)
费心 (費心)
费用 (費用)
费解 (費解)
路费 (路費)
车费 (車費)
运费 (運費)
邮费 (郵費)

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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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