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  1. 兇 is the 1376th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (container), (N/A), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiong1 - terrible/fearful
  2. xiong1 - vicious/fierce/ominous/inauspicious/famine/variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 兇 (xiong1): The component 凶 is pronounced as 'xiong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
凶手 (兇手)
凶残 (兇殘)
凶狠 (兇狠)

Medium Frequency

凶器 (兇器)
凶悍 (兇悍)
凶恶 (兇惡)
凶杀 (兇殺)
凶杀案 (兇殺案)
凶猛 (兇猛)
凶神 (兇神)
凶险 (兇險)
帮凶 (幫兇)

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Meta:

  1. 狠 is the 1652nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), (stopping)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hen3 - fierce/very

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 狠 (hen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 狠 (hen3): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

狠心 
狠狠 
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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