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  1. 中 is the 14th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 305 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (line)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhong1 - China/Chinese/surname Zhong
  2. zhong1 - within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
  3. zhong4 - to hit (the mark)/to be hit by/to suffer/to win (a prize, a lottery)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
中国 (中國)

Medium Frequency

中共 
中午 
中原 
中国人 (中國人)
中国式 (中國式)
中场 (中場)
中外 
中天 
中央 
中学 (中學)
中山 
中年 
中式 
中心 
中性 
中意 
中文 
中新网 (中新網)
中毒 
中奖 (中獎)
中等 
中级 (中級)
中华 (中華)
中药 (中藥)
中转 (中轉)
中途 
中部 
中医 (中醫)
中间 (中間)
中饭 (中飯)
中餐 
之中 
其中 
初中 
命中 
国中 (國中)
家中 
市中心 
心中 
击中 (擊中)
猜中 
当中 (當中)
看中 
空中 
途中 
集中 
高中 
高中生 

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  1. 耳 is the 885th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 110 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ear)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. er3 - ear/handle (archaeology)/and that is all (classical Chinese)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 二 is pronounced as 'er4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 耳 (er3): The component 耳 is pronounced as 'er3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
耳朵 
耳机 (耳機)

Medium Frequency

刺耳 
土耳其 
木耳 
耳光 
耳垂 
耳塞 
耳洞 
耳环 (耳環)
耳目一新 
耳聋 (耳聾)
耳膜 
耳语 (耳語)
耳钉 (耳釘)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)
耳麦 (耳麥)
银耳 (銀耳)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
黑木耳 

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  1. 炎 is the 1322nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (N/A)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan2 - flame/inflammation/-itis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 炎 (yan2): The component 炎 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

消炎 
炎亚纶 (炎亞綸)
炎症 
发炎 (發炎)
胃炎 
鼻炎 

Medium Frequency

中耳炎 
乳腺炎 
咽炎 
支气管炎 (支氣管炎)
气管炎 (氣管炎)
消炎药 (消炎藥)
炎夏 
炎帝 
炎炎 
炎热 (炎熱)
炎黄子孙 (炎黃子孫)
皮炎 
结膜炎 (結膜炎)
肝炎 
肺炎 
胰腺炎 
肾炎 (腎炎)
腮腺炎 
肠炎 (腸炎)
肠胃炎 (腸胃炎)
阑尾炎 (闌尾炎)
关节炎 (關節炎)
阴道炎 (陰道炎)
鼻窦炎 (鼻竇炎)

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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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