1. 健
  2. 键
  3. 鍵
  4. 腱
  5. 毽

健

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  1. 健 is the 977th most frequent character.
  2. 健 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 健 appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. 健 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
健 => 亻, 建
Radical :
健 => 亻 (human), 廴 (long stride), 聿 (brush)
Graphical :
健 => ㇒, 丨, ㇋, ㇏, 匚, 一, 丨, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - healthy/to invigorate/to strengthen/to be good at/to be strong in

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 健 (jian4): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

健康 

Medium Frequency

保健 
健身 

键

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  1. 键 is the 1469th most frequent character.
  2. 键 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 键 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 键 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
键 => 钅, 建
Radical :
键 => 钅 (metal/gold), 廴 (long stride), 聿 (brush)
Graphical :
键 => 丿, 一, 乚, 二, ㇋, ㇏, 匚, 一, 丨, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - (door lock) key/key (on piano or keyboard)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 键 (jian4): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 键 (jian4): The component 钅 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

按键 (按鍵)
关键 (關鍵)

Medium Frequency

键 (鍵)
键盘 (鍵盤)
关键词 (關鍵詞)

鍵

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  1. 鍵 is the 1469th most frequent character.
  2. 鍵 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鍵 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 鍵 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鍵 => 金, 建
Radical :
鍵 => 金 (metal/gold), 廴 (long stride), 聿 (brush)
Graphical :
鍵 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, ㇋, ㇏, 匚, 一, 丨, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - (door lock) key/key (on piano or keyboard)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鍵 (jian4): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鍵 (jian4): The component 金 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

按键 (按鍵)
关键 (關鍵)

Medium Frequency

键 (鍵)
键盘 (鍵盤)
关键词 (關鍵詞)

腱

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  1. 腱 is the 4987th most frequent character.
  2. 腱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 腱 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 腱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
腱 => 月, 建
Radical :
腱 => 月 (moon), 廴 (long stride), 聿 (brush)
Graphical :
腱 => 冂, 二, ㇋, ㇏, 匚, 一, 丨, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - tendon/sinew

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 腱 (jian4): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

肌腱 

Medium Frequency

腱子 
腱鞘 
跟腱 

毽

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  1. 毽 is the 6154th most frequent character.
  2. 毽 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 毽 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 毽 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
毽 => 毛, 建
Radical :
毽 => 毛 (fur/hair), 廴 (long stride), 聿 (brush)
Graphical :
毽 => ㇒, 二, 乚, ㇋, ㇏, 匚, 一, 丨, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian4 - shuttlecock

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 毽 (jian4): The component 建 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

毽子 
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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