1. 魂
  2. 牵
  3. 梦
  4. 绕

魂

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  1. 魂 is the 1346th most frequent character.
  2. 魂 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 魂 appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. 魂 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
魂 => 云, 鬼
Radical :
魂 => 二 (two), 厶 (private), 鬼 (ghost/demon)
Graphical :
魂 => 二, ㇛, 丶, 冂, 二, 丨, 丶, 乚, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hun2 - soul/spirit/immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 魂 (hun2): The component 云 is pronounced as 'yun2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

灵魂 (靈魂)
惊魂 (驚魂)

Medium Frequency

神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
迷魂 
销魂 (銷魂)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

牵

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  1. 牵 is the 1677th most frequent character.
  2. 牵 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 牵 appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. 牵 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
牵 => 大, No glyph available
Radical :
牵 => 大 (big), 冖 (cover), 牛 (cow)
Graphical :
牵 => 人, 一, 冖, 二, 丨, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qian1 - to pull (an animal on a tether)/to lead along/to hold hands

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

牵 (牽)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Medium Frequency

牵动 (牽動)
牵引 (牽引)
牵强 (牽強)
牵手 (牽手)
牵扯 (牽扯)
牵绊 (牽絆)
牵连 (牽連)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

梦

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  1. 梦 is the 863rd most frequent character.
  2. 梦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 梦 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 梦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
梦 => 林, 夕
Radical :
梦 => 林 (N/A), 夕 (evening/unset)
Graphical :
梦 => 林, 夕

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. meng4 - dream/CL:場|场[chang2],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

梦 (夢)
梦想 (夢想)

Medium Frequency

做梦 (做夢)
噩梦 (噩夢)
梦境 (夢境)
梦幻 (夢幻)
梦见 (夢見)
梦游 (夢遊)
恶梦 (惡夢)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)

绕

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  1. 绕 is the 1483rd most frequent character.
  2. 绕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 绕 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 绕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
绕 => 纟, 尧
Radical :
绕 => 纟 (silk), No glyph available, 一 (one), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
绕 => ㇛, 一, ㇂, 一, ㇒, 一, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. rao4 - to wind/to coil (thread)/to rotate around/to spiral/to move around/to go round (an obstacle)/to by-pass/to make a detour/to confuse/to perplex

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 绕 (rao4): The component 儿 is pronounced as 'r5'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

围绕 (圍繞)
环绕 (環繞)
绕 (繞)

Medium Frequency

萦绕 (縈繞)
缭绕 (繚繞)
绕口令 (繞口令)
绕行 (繞行)
绕路 (繞路)
绕过 (繞過)
绕道 (繞道)
缠绕 (纏繞)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)
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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