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  1. 不 is the 4th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 752 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - (negative prefix)/not/no

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)

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Meta:

  1. 为 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 130 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (power/force), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do/by (in the passive voice)
  2. wei4 - because of/for/to
  3. wei2 - variant of 為|为[wei2]/as (i.e. in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
  4. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以为 (以為)
因为 (因為)
成为 (成為)
 ()
为了 (為了)
为什么 (為什麼)

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
作为 (作為)
改为 (改為)
最为 (最為)
为主 (為主)
为何 (為何)
为止 (為止)
无能为力 (無能為力)
称为 (稱為)
行为 (行為)
认为 (認為)
身为 (身為)

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  1. 人 is the 7th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 663 words.
  4. appears as a component in 942 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (human)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ren2 - man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 人 (ren2): The component 人 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
人生 
别人 (別人)
女人 
男人 

Medium Frequency

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
不为人知 (不為人知)
世人 
丢人 (丟人)
中国人 (中國人)
主人 
主持人 
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人事 
人人 
人们 (人們)
人儿 (人兒)
人力 
人参 (人參)
人口 
人品 
人员 (人員)
人均 
人士 
人大 
人家 
人山人海 
人工 
人心 
人性 
人情 
人才 
人数 (人數)
人文 
人格 
人次 
人民 
人民币 (人民幣)
人气 (人氣)
人海 
人为 (人為)
人物 
人缘 (人緣)
人群 
人脉 (人脈)
人身 
人造 
人间 (人間)
人际 (人際)
人类 (人類)
人体 (人體)
他人 
代言人 
佳人 
个人 (個人)
做人 
传人 (傳人)
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
创始人 (創始人)
动人 (動人)
友人 
名人 
商人 
国人 (國人)
外人 
外国人 (外國人)
外星人 
大人 
夫人 
嫁人 
客人 
家人 
富人 
工人 
巨人 
年轻人 (年輕人)
待人 
怪人 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
爱人 (愛人)
感人 
懒人 (懶人)
恋人 (戀人)
成人 
敌人 (敵人)
新人 
旁人 
日本人 
有情人 
有钱人 (有錢人)
本人 
某人 
机器人 (機器人)
死人 
杀人 (殺人)
熟人 
猎人 (獵人)
病人 
众人 (眾人)
私人 
纳税人 (納稅人)
骂人 (罵人)
美人 
美人计 (美人計)
美国人 (美國人)
老人 
老人家 
老年人 
自欺欺人 
华人 (華人)
艺人 (藝人)
行人 
亲人 (親人)
诗人 (詩人)
负责人 (負責人)
贵人 (貴人)
贱人 (賤人)
走人 
超人 
路人 
迷人 
达人 (達人)
陌生人 
雪人 
领导人 (領導人)
香港人 
骗人 (騙人)
惊人 (驚人)
黑人 

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  1. 知 is the 123rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 99 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (arrow), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - to know/to be aware

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 知 (zhi1): The component 矢 is pronounced as 'shi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
知道 

Medium Frequency

不为人知 (不為人知)
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
告知 
得知 
明知 
未知 
无知 (無知)
知名 
知己 
知心 
知情 
知识 (知識)
知足 
通知 

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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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