Meta:

  1. 階 is the 744th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (compare/compete), (white)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jie1 - rank or step/stairs

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 階 (jie1): The component 皆 is pronounced as 'jie1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
阶段 (階段)

Medium Frequency

台阶 (臺階)
阶层 (階層)
阶梯 (階梯)
阶段性 (階段性)
阶级 (階級)

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Meta:

  1. 梯 is the 1670th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (eight/divide), (bow), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ti1 - ladder/stairs

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 梯 (ti1): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'di4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 梯 (ti1): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'ti4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

楼梯 (樓梯)
阶梯 (階梯)
电梯 (電梯)

Medium Frequency

天梯 
扶梯 
梯子 
梯田 
梯级 (梯級)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
滑梯 
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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