Meta:

  1. 倒 is the 608th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (arrive), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dao3 - to fall/to collapse/to topple/to fail/to go bankrupt/to change (trains or buses)/to move around/to sell/to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣)/profiteer
  2. dao4 - to place upside down/to invert/to pour/to throw out/to move backwards/however/actually/as a matter of fact/contrary to expectation

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao3): The component 到 is pronounced as 'dao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao3): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao4): The component 到 is pronounced as 'dao4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao4): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
倒霉 

Medium Frequency

倒下 
倒影 
倒数 (倒數)
倒流 
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
打倒 
拉倒 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
病倒 
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)

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Meta:

  1. 計 is the 251st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (ten)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ji4 - surname Ji
  2. ji4 - to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to plan/ruse/meter/gauge

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 計 (ji4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

估计 (估計)
倒计时 (倒計時)
心计 (心計)
统计 (統計)
 ()
计划 (計劃)
计算 (計算)
计较 (計較)
设计 (設計)
设计师 (設計師)
预计 (預計)

Medium Frequency

三十六计 (三十六計)
伙计 (伙計)
共计 (共計)
千方百计 (千方百計)
合计 (合計)
大计 (大計)
审计 (審計)
斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)
会计 (會計)
会计师 (會計師)
生计 (生計)
算计 (算計)
累计 (累計)
总计 (總計)
美人计 (美人計)
计时 (計時)
计生 (計生)
计策 (計策)
计算器 (計算器)
计算机 (計算機)
计量 (計量)
设计者 (設計者)

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Meta:

  1. 時 is the 25th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (earth), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi2 - surname Shi
  2. shi2 - o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 時 (shi2): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 時 (shi2): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
 ()
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
随时 (隨時)

Medium Frequency

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)
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.