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  1. 以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (second), (dot), (human)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  2. yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Medium Frequency

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

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also appears in:

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Meta:

  1. 儆 is the 4501st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (grass), (wrap), (mouth), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing3 - to warn/to admonish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 儆 (jing3): The component 敬 is pronounced as 'jing4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

以儆效尤 
杀一儆百 (殺一儆百)
杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)

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Meta:

  1. 效 is the 551st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (lid), (eight/divide), (N/A), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao4 - to imitate
  2. xiao4 - effect/efficacy/to imitate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 效 (xiao4): The component 交 is pronounced as 'jiao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

效果 
有效 

Medium Frequency

 ()
功效 
失效 
成效 
效应 (效應)
效率 
效益 
有效期 
无效 (無效)
特效 
生效 
疗效 (療效)
绩效 (績效)
见效 (見效)
音效 
高效 

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Meta:

  1. 尤 is the 1097th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (lame), (dot)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. You2 - surname You
  2. you2 - outstanding/particularly, especially/a fault/to express discontentment against

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

尤其是 

Medium Frequency

 
尤其 
尤为 (尤為)
尤物 
怨天尤人 

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also appears in:
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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