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  1. 黑 is the 519th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Hei1 - abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
  2. hei1 - black/dark/(loanword) to hack

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 黑 (hei1): The component 灬 is pronounced as 'huo3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 黑 (hei1): The component 黑 is pronounced as 'hei1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
黑暗 
黑色 

Medium Frequency

摸黑 
漆黑 
黑人 
黑夜 
黑客 
黑幕 
黑帮 (黑幫)
黑心 
黑木耳 
黑板 
黑白 
黑社会 (黑社會)
黑色素 
黑芝麻 
黑莓 
黑龙江 (黑龍江)

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  1. 木 is the 693rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 137 words.
  4. appears as a component in 592 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mu4 - surname Mu
  2. mu4 - tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 木 (mu4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

有木有 
木星 
木瓜 
木耳 
木头 (木頭)
木马 (木馬)
树木 (樹木)
乌鲁木齐 (烏魯木齊)
积木 (積木)
花木兰 (花木蘭)
麻木 
黑木耳 

Appears In:

also appears in:
椿槿粿

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  1. 耳 is the 885th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 110 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er3 - ear/handle (archaeology)/and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 二 is pronounced as 'er4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 耳 is pronounced as 'er3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Medium Frequency

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 
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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