Meta:

  1. 侍 is the 1868th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (earth), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - to serve/to attend upon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 侍 (shi4): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

侍候 
侍奉 
侍女 
侍者 
侍卫 (侍衛)
服侍 

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Meta:

  1. 候 is the 341st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
=> (human), (line), No glyph available, (arrow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hou4 - to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.