1. 不
  2. 亦
  3. 樂
  4. 乎

不

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
不 => 丆, 卜
Radical :
不 => 一 (one), 丿 (bend), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
不 => 一, 丿, 丨, 丶

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

不 

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)

Appears In:

不 also appears in:
还否环怀坏杯歪甭丕钚孬罘肧

亦

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Meta:

  1. 亦 is the 884th most frequent character.
  2. 亦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 亦 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 亦 appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
亦 => 亠, No glyph available
Radical :
亦 => 亠 (lid), 丨 (line), 亅 (hook), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
亦 => 一, 丶, 丨, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi4 - also

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

亦 

Medium Frequency

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)

Appears In:

亦 also appears in:
变迹恋弯蛮奕挛峦鸾銮孪栾弈脔娈跡

樂

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Meta:

  1. 樂 is the 619th most frequent character.
  2. 樂 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 樂 appears as a character in 157 words.
  4. 樂 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
樂 => No glyph available, 木
Radical :
樂 => 𢆶 (N/A), 白 (white), 木 (tree)
Graphical :
樂 => 𢆶, 口, 一, ㇒, 一, 丨, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Le4 - surname Le
  2. Yue4 - surname Yue
  3. le4 - happy/laugh/cheerful
  4. yue4 - music

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

快乐 (快樂)
乐 (樂)
乐园 (樂園)
音乐 (音樂)

Medium Frequency

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
享乐 (享樂)
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
可乐 (可樂)
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜乐 (喜樂)
娱乐 (娛樂)
家乐福 (家樂福)
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
乐事 (樂事)
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
乐器 (樂器)
乐团 (樂團)
乐意 (樂意)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
乐观 (樂觀)
乐趣 (樂趣)
乐队 (樂隊)
欢乐 (歡樂)
玩乐 (玩樂)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
音乐会 (音樂會)

Appears In:

樂 also appears in:
藥躒

乎

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Meta:

  1. 乎 is the 458th most frequent character.
  2. 乎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 乎 appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. 乎 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
乎 => ㇒, No glyph available
Radical :
乎 => ㇒ (N/A), 𠂇 (left hand), 丷 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
乎 => ㇒, 𠂇, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu1 - (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because/than/(classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

似乎 
在乎 
几乎 (幾乎)

Medium Frequency

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
出乎 

Appears In:

乎 also appears in:
呼烀虖轷
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.