1. 之
  2. 際

之

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Meta:

  1. 之 is the 44th most frequent character.
  2. 之 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 之 appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. 之 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
之 => 𪜋, ㇝
Radical :
之 => 王 (jade), 丶 (dot), 戈 (spear), ㇝ (N/A)
Graphical :
之 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, ㇝

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 之 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之 
之前 
之后 (之後)

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之一 
之上 
之下 
之中 
之内 (之內)
之外 
之所以 
之间 (之間)
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
总之 (總之)

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之 also appears in:
乏芝

際

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Meta:

  1. 際 is the 423rd most frequent character.
  2. 際 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 際 appears as a character in 31 words.
  4. 際 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
際 => 阝, 祭
Radical :
際 => 阝 (town), 月 (moon), 卩 (seal), 示 (sign)
Graphical :
際 => 丨, ㇌, 冂, 二, 丨, ㇆, 二, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji4 - border/edge/boundary/interval/between/inter-/to meet/time/occasion/to meet with (circumstances)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 際 (ji4): The component 祭 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 際 (ji4): The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jie2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 際 (ji4): The component 示 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之际 (之際)
人际 (人際)
国际 (國際)
实际 (實際)
实际上 (實際上)

Medium Frequency

一望无际 (一望無際)
不切实际 (不切實際)
交际 (交際)
国际化 (國際化)
天际 (天際)
星际 (星際)
洲际 (洲際)
无边无际 (無邊無際)
边际 (邊際)
际 (際)
际会 (際會)
际遇 (際遇)
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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