1. 一
  2. 见
  3. 如
  4. 故

一

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  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. 一 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 一 appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. 一 appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
一 => 一
Radical :
一 => 一 (one)
Graphical :
一 => 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

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一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

见

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  1. 见 is the 153rd most frequent character.
  2. 见 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 见 appears as a character in 134 words.
  4. 见 appears as a component in 60 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
见 => 冂, 儿
Radical :
见 => 见 (see)
Graphical :
见 => 冂, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview
  2. xian4 - to appear

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 见 (jian4): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 见 (jian4): The component 见 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 见 (jian4): The component 见 is pronounced as 'xian4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 见 (xian4): The component 见 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 见 (xian4): The component 见 is pronounced as 'xian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

梦见 (夢見)
意见 (意見)
看见 (看見)
见 (見)
见到 (見到)
见面 (見面)
遇见 (遇見)

Medium Frequency

一见如故 (一見如故)
不见 (不見)
不见不散 (不見不散)
不见得 (不見得)
主见 (主見)
偏见 (偏見)
再见 (再見)
常见 (常見)
明天见 (明天見)
会见 (會見)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
碰见 (碰見)
罕见 (罕見)
听见 (聽見)
能见度 (能見度)
见效 (見效)
见义勇为 (見義勇為)
见解 (見解)
见谅 (見諒)
见证 (見證)
见识 (見識)
见鬼 (見鬼)
视而不见 (視而不見)
详见 (詳見)
难得一见 (難得一見)
预见 (預見)

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见 also appears in:
視見覺觀規粯靦覩親覗覍覐闚覓覙覥睍蜆萈臗覚覛覟覠覯瞡覵现见规觉观视舰宽览搅窥揽缆觅觑榄砚觐觎觊靓苋笕髋岘蚬觇觋觏觍枧觌鬶

如

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  1. 如 is the 67th most frequent character.
  2. 如 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 如 appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. 如 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
如 => 女, 口
Radical :
如 => 女 (woman), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
如 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ru2 - as/as if/such as

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 如 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

如 
如何 
如果 
如此 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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如 also appears in:
恕絮茹洳铷袽鴽

故

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  1. 故 is the 572nd most frequent character.
  2. 故 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 故 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 故 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
故 => 古, ⺙
Radical :
故 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
故 => 一, 丨, 口, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu4 - happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

故事 

Medium Frequency

世故 
事故 
故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)

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故 also appears in:
做
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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