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  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. 坡 is the 1548th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth), (skin)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. po1 - slope/CL:個|个[ge4]/sloping/slanted

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 坡 (po1): The component 皮 is pronounced as 'pi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

新加坡 

Medium Frequency

上坡 
下坡 
下坡路 
吉隆坡 
 
坡度 
山坡 
斜坡 
东坡 (東坡)
东坡肉 (東坡肉)
滑坡 
苏东坡 (蘇東坡)

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Meta:

  1. 路 is the 305th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 156 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (foot), (go), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Lu4 - surname Lu
  2. lu4 - road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 路 (lu4): The component ⻊ is pronounced as 'zu5'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一路 
 

Medium Frequency

上路 
公路 
出路 
半路 
卡路里 
同路 
问路 (問路)
套路 
山路 
后路 (後路)
思路 
末路 
歧路 
狭路 (狹路)
线路 (線路)
走路 
赶路 (趕路)
路上 
路人 
路口 
路径 (路徑)
路易威登 
路况 (路況)
路灯 (路燈)
路由器 
路程 
路线 (路線)
路费 (路費)
路过 (路過)
路边 (路邊)
路面 
迷路 
退路 
道路 
铁路 (鐵路)
陌路 
马路 (馬路)
高速路 

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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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