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  1. 公 is the 115th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 201 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (private)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong1 - public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)/make public/fair/just/Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/honorable (gentlemen)/father-in-law/male (animal)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

公主 
公交 
公司 
公园 (公園)
公寓 
公民 
公路 
公里 
老公 
办公室 (辦公室)

Medium Frequency

不公 
主人公 
 
公事 
公交车 (公交車)
公仔 
公布 (公佈)
公元 
公公 
公共 
公分 
公务员 (公務員)
公告 
公婆 
公子 
公安 
公安局 
公安部 
公家 
公平 
公厕 (公廁)
公式 
公敌 (公敵)
公斤 
公会 (公會)
公款 
公正 
公然 
公牛 
公益 
公众 (公眾)
公认 (公認)
公猪 (公豬)
公费 (公費)
公车 (公車)
公道 
公开 (公開)
公开赛 (公開賽)
公关 (公關)
公鸡 (公雞)
公馆 (公館)
分公司 
外公 
天公 
平方公里 
济公 (濟公)
相公 
蒲公英 
办公 (辦公)
办公楼 (辦公樓)
阿公 

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Meta:

  1. 安 is the 232nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 322 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (woman)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. An1 - surname An
  2. an1 - content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find a place for/to install/to fix/to fit/to bring (a charge against sb)/to pacify/security/safety/peace/ampere

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

安全 
安慰 
安静 (安靜)
平安 
早安 
晚安 

Medium Frequency

不安 
保安 
公安 
公安局 
公安部 
午安 
坐立不安 
天安门 (天安門)
 
安全带 (安全帶)
安全感 
安分 
安好 
安妮 
安娜 
安定 
安家 
安宁 (安寧)
安康 
安徽 
安心 
安息 
安排 
安抚 (安撫)
安放 
安于 (安於)
安东尼 (安東尼)
安乐 (安樂)
安检 (安檢)
安然 
安眠 
安眠药 (安眠藥)
安神 
安稳 (安穩)
安装 (安裝)
安详 (安詳)
安逸 
宝安 (寶安)
平安夜 
延安 
心安理得 
治安 
西安 
长安 (長安)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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Meta:

  1. 部 is the 84th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (mouth), (town)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 部 (bu4): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全部 
 
部分 

Medium Frequency

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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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