HanziCraft - Information on 下,弦

下
弦

下

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

Decomposition:

Once :

下 => 一, 卜

Radical :

下 => 一 (one), 卜 (divination)

Graphical :

下 => 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

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:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

下载 (下載)

Medium Frequency

下来 (下來)

下车 (下車)

下辈子 (下輩子)

写下 (寫下)

接下来 (接下來)

楼下 (樓下)

当下 (當下)

许下 (許下)

这下 (這下)

乡下 (鄉下)

Appears In:

下 also appears in:

弦

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弦 is the 2253rd most frequent character.
弦 has 1 dictionary entry.
弦 appears as a character in 23 words.
弦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

弦 => 弓, 玄

Radical :

弦 => 弓 (bow), 玄 (dark/profound)

Graphical :

弦 => 匚, ㇉, 一, 丶, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

xian2 - bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 弦 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

弦乐 (弦樂)

断弦 (斷弦)

管弦乐 (管弦樂)

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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