Meta:

  1. 下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 255 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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Meta:

  1. 半 is the 513th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 103 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (two), (line), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban4 - half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 半 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一半 
 
半夜 

Medium Frequency

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
过半 (過半)

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Meta:

  1. 年 is the 45th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 181 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂉,
Radical :
=> 丿 (bend), (one), (ten), (N/A), (line)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Nian2 - surname Nian
  2. nian2 - year/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今年 
 
拜年 
新年 
龙年 (龍年)

Medium Frequency

兔年 
去年 
少年 
年代 
年夜 
年夜饭 (年夜飯)
年年 
年底 
年度 
年会 (年會)
年纪 (年紀)
年级 (年級)
年终 (年終)
年华 (年華)
年货 (年貨)
年轻 (年輕)
年头 (年頭)
年龄 (年齡)
明年 
更年期 
当年 (當年)
童年 
周年 (週年)
过年 (過年)
青年 
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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