1. 主
  2. 食

主

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Meta:

  1. 主 is the 87th most frequent character.
  2. 主 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 主 appears as a character in 228 words.
  4. 主 appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
主 => 王, 丶
Radical :
主 => 王 (jade), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
主 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu3 - owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 主 (zhu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

主 
主人 
主动 (主動)
主持人 
主要 
主角 
主题 (主題)
公主 
地主 

Medium Frequency

主人公 
主任 
主力 
主场 (主場)
主妇 (主婦)
主宰 
主导 (主導)
主席 
主张 (主張)
主意 
主持 
主播 
主料 
主板 
主机 (主機)
主权 (主權)
主流 
主演 
主管 
主线 (主線)
主编 (主編)
主见 (主見)
主观 (主觀)
主办 (主辦)
主页 (主頁)
主食 
主体 (主體)
做主 
副主席 
君主 
失主 
店主 
教主 
业主 (業主)
毛主席 
民主 
为主 (為主)
班主任 
社会主义 (社會主義)
自主 
资本主义 (資本主義)
车主 (車主)

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主 also appears in:
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食

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Meta:

  1. 食 is the 670th most frequent character.
  2. 食 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 食 appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. 食 appears as a component in 61 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
食 => 亽, 艮
Radical :
食 => 食 (eat/food)
Graphical :
食 => 人, 丶, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse
  2. si4 - to feed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

美食 
零食 
食 
食品 
食物 

Medium Frequency

主食 
伙食 
挑食 
甜食 
节食 (節食)
粮食 (糧食)
素食 
肉食 
膳食 
觅食 (覓食)
丰衣足食 (豐衣足食)
进食 (進食)
食堂 
食欲 (食慾)
食指 
食用 
食疗 (食療)
食谱 (食譜)
食量 
食盐 (食鹽)
饭食 (飯食)
饮食 (飲食)
面食 (麵食)

Appears In:

食 also appears in:
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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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