1. 不
  2. 务
  3. 正
  4. 业

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)

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不 also appears in:
还否环怀坏杯歪甭丕钚孬罘肧

务

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Meta:

  1. 务 is the 245th most frequent character.
  2. 务 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 务 appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. 务 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
务 => 夂, 力
Radical :
务 => 夂 (go), 力 (power/force)
Graphical :
务 => ㇇, ㇏, ㇒, ㇆, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu4 - affair/business/matter

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任务 (任務)
服务 (服務)

Medium Frequency

乘务员 (乘務員)
事务 (事務)
事务所 (事務所)
债务 (債務)
公务 (公務)
公务员 (公務員)
务实 (務實)
务必 (務必)
商务 (商務)
商务部 (商務部)
国务院 (國務院)
家务 (家務)
常务 (常務)
服务员 (服務員)
服务器 (服務器)
服务业 (服務業)
服务生 (服務生)
业务 (業務)
税务 (稅務)
义务 (義務)
职务 (職務)
财务 (財務)

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务 also appears in:
雾

正

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Meta:

  1. 正 is the 129th most frequent character.
  2. 正 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 正 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 正 appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
正 => 一, 止
Radical :
正 => 一 (one), 止 (stop)
Graphical :
正 => 一, 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - first month of the lunar year
  2. zheng4 - just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反正 
正 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 

Appears In:

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

业

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Meta:

  1. 业 is the 130th most frequent character.
  2. 业 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 业 appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. 业 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
业 => No glyph available, 一
Radical :
业 => No glyph available, 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one)
Graphical :
业 => 丨, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ye4 - surname Ye
  2. ye4 - line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school studies/enterprise/property/(Buddhism) karma/deed/to engage in/already

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 业 (ye4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

事业 (事業)
企业 (企業)
作业 (作業)
创业 (創業)
商业 (商業)
专业 (專業)
业务 (業務)
毕业 (畢業)
职业 (職業)
行业 (行業)

Medium Frequency

不务正业 (不務正業)
事业心 (事業心)
事业有成 (事業有成)
企业家 (企業家)
伟业 (偉業)
兢兢业业 (兢兢業業)
制造业 (制造業)
创业者 (創業者)
商业化 (商業化)
大业 (大業)
失业 (失業)
学业 (學業)
学业有成 (學業有成)
实业 (實業)
专业户 (專業戶)
就业 (就業)
工业 (工業)
从业 (從業)
敬业 (敬業)
服务业 (服務業)
业 (業)
业主 (業主)
业界 (業界)
业绩 (業績)
业余 (業餘)
歇业 (歇業)
渔业 (漁業)
营业 (營業)
营业员 (營業員)
物业 (物業)
产业 (產業)
产业链 (產業鏈)
毕业生 (畢業生)
置业 (置業)
职业病 (職業病)
兴业 (興業)
农业 (農業)
农业部 (農業部)
银行业 (銀行業)
开业 (開業)

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业 also appears in:
亚显虚凿邺黹菐
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.