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  1. 三 is the 125th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 156 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (two)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. San1 - surname San
  2. san1 - three/3

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

三亚 (三亞)
三分之一 
三十 
三岔口 
三峡 (三峽)
三文鱼 (三文魚)
三星 
三更半夜 
三月 
三生有幸 
三角 
三里屯 
初三 
十三 
年三十 
星期三 
周三 (週三)

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Meta:

  1. 明 is the 121st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 201 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ming2 - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. ming2 - bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

明天 
明星 
明白 

Medium Frequency

三明治 
不明 
光明 
分明 
天明 
姚明 
文明 
昆明 
 
明亮 
明信片 
明儿 (明兒)
明天见 (明天見)
明媚 
明年 
明日 
明明 
明智 
明月 
明朗 
明珠 
明知 
明确 (明確)
明显 (明顯)
发明 (發明)
精明 
聪明 (聰明)
声明 (聲明)
表明 
说明 (說明)
证明 (證明)
透明 
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)
鲜明 (鮮明)
黎明 

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  1. 治 is the 274th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (private), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi4 - to rule/to govern/to manage/to control/to harness (a river)/cure/treatment/to heal

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 治 (zhi4): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

政治 
 
治疗 (治療)
治愈 (治癒)
防治 

Medium Frequency

三明治 
不治 
不治之症 
人治 
同治 
乔治 (喬治)
专治 (專治)
惩治 (懲治)
政治学 (政治學)
政治家 
政治局 
救治 
整治 
明治 
根治 
没治 (沒治)
治国 (治國)
治好 
治安 
治本 
治理 
治病 
法治 
统治 (統治)
统治者 (統治者)
自治 
自治区 (自治區)
自治州 
自治县 (自治縣)
诊治 (診治)
医治 (醫治)
长治 (長治)

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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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