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  1. 首 is the 481st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (head)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - head/chief/first (occasion, thing etc)/classifier for poems, songs etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 首 (shou3): The component 首 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
首页 (首頁)

Medium Frequency

回首 
首先 
首席 
首映 
首次 
首尔 (首爾)
首发 (首發)
首要 
首选 (首選)
首都 
首领 (首領)
首饰 (首飾)

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Meta:

  1. 映 is the 1314th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (big), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ying4 - reflect/shine

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 映 (ying4): The component 央 is pronounced as 'yang1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上映 

Medium Frequency

倒映 
公映 
反映 
放映 
放映室 
 
映像 
映衬 (映襯)
首映 
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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