1. 不
  2. 堪
  3. 一
  4. 擊

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

堪

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Meta:

  1. 堪 is the 1809th most frequent character.
  2. 堪 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 堪 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 堪 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
堪 => 土, 甚
Radical :
堪 => 土 (earth), 甘 (sweet), 匚 (box), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
堪 => 一, 丨, 一, 艹, 二, 一, ㇗, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kan1 - to endure/may/can

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 堪 (kan1): The component 甘 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

堪 

Medium Frequency

不堪 
不堪一击 (不堪一擊)
不堪入目 
堪称 (堪稱)
难堪 (難堪)

一

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Meta:

  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. 一 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 一 appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. 一 appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
一 => 一
Radical :
一 => 一 (one)
Graphical :
一 => 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

Appears In:

一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

擊

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Meta:

  1. 擊 is the 395th most frequent character.
  2. 擊 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 擊 appears as a character in 76 words.
  4. 擊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
擊 => 𣪠, 手
Radical :
擊 => 車 (car), 山 (mountain), 殳 (weapon/lance), 手 (hand)
Graphical :
擊 => 二, 丨, 口, 一, 丨, 凵, 丿, ㇠, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒, 亅, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji1 - to hit/to strike/to break/Taiwan pr. [ji2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擊 (ji1): The component 車 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

击败 (擊敗)
猛击 (猛擊)
点击 (點擊)

Medium Frequency

不堪一击 (不堪一擊)
出击 (出擊)
反击 (反擊)
回击 (回擊)
射击 (射擊)
打击 (打擊)
抨击 (抨擊)
拳击 (拳擊)
搏击 (搏擊)
撞击 (撞擊)
击 (擊)
击中 (擊中)
击倒 (擊倒)
击溃 (擊潰)
攻击 (攻擊)
敲击 (敲擊)
枪击案 (槍擊案)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)
狙击 (狙擊)
突击 (突擊)
冲击 (衝擊)
袭击 (襲擊)
追击 (追擊)
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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