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  1. 冒 is the 1220th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 31 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (upside down box), (two), (eye)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mao4 - surname Mao
  2. mao4 - to emit/to give off/to send out (or up, forth)/brave/bold/to cover/to act under false pretences

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 冒 (mao4): The component 冃 is pronounced as 'mao4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 冒 (mao4): The component 目 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

感冒 

Medium Frequency

假冒 
 
冒充 
冒烟 (冒煙)
冒险 (冒險)
冒雨 
感冒药 (感冒藥)

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  1. 天 is the 78th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 349 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (big)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tian1 - day/sky/heaven

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今天 
 
天下 
明天 
昨天 

Medium Frequency

上天 
中天 
倚天屠龙记 (倚天屠龍記)
冬天 
前天 
半天 
夏天 
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
天上 
天亮 
天使 
天台 
天后 
天地 
天堂 
天天 
天子 
天意 
天才 
天朝 
天气 (天氣)
天津 
天涯 
天然 
天王 
天生 
天真 
天秤 
天秤座 
天空 
天蝎 (天蠍)
天蝎座 (天蠍座)
后天 (後天)
整天 
春天 
晴天 
欢天喜地 (歡天喜地)
漫天 
当天 (當天)
白天 
秋天 
老天 
聊天 
苍天 (蒼天)
蓝天 (藍天)
那天 
阴天 (陰天)
雨天 
飞天 (飛天)

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  1. 下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 255 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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  1. 之 is the 44th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𪜋,
Radical :
=> (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 之 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
之前 
之后 (之後)

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之一 
之上 
之下 
之中 
之内 (之內)
之外 
之所以 
之间 (之間)
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
总之 (總之)

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  1. 大 is the 17th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 622 words.
  4. appears as a component in 374 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (big)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. da4 - big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
  2. dai4 - see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
大吉 
大家 
大奖 (大獎)
大话骰 (大話骰)

Medium Frequency

一大早 
亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
人大 
伟大 (偉大)
加大 
加拿大 
北大 
博大 
哈哈大笑 
大不了 
大亨 
大人 
大伙 
大伯 
大佬 
大便 
大侠 (大俠)
大内 (大內)
大全 
大刀 
大力 
大半 
大叔 
大口 
大吃大喝 
大吉大利 
大同 
大哥 
大哥大 
大哭 
大唐 
大喜 
大地 
大型 
大堂 
大多 
大多数 (大多數)
大大 
大大小小 
大夫 
大姐 
大姨 
大姨妈 (大姨媽)
大娘 
大妈 (大媽)
大学 (大學)
大学生 (大學生)
大寒 
大宝 (大寶)
大小 
大山 
大巴 
大师 (大師)
大幅 
大厦 (大廈)
大厅 (大廳)
大怒 
大意 
大战 (大戰)
大户 (大戶)
大拇指 
大方 
大于 (大於)
大会 (大會)
大业 (大業)
大概 
大楼 (大樓)
大桥 (大橋)
大气 (大氣)
大洋 
大海 
大清早 
大润发 (大潤發)
大火 
大爷 (大爺)
大片 
大牌 
大王 
大理 
大众 (大眾)
大炮 (大砲)
大笑 
大米 
大约 (大約)
大红 (大紅)
大纲 (大綱)
大声 (大聲)
大腕 
大脑 (大腦)
大腿 
大胆 (大膽)
大自然 
大蒜 
大号 (大號)
大街 
大衣 
大规模 (大規模)
大豆 
大象 
大军 (大軍)
大连 (大連)
大运 (大運)
大道 
大选 (大選)
大部分 (大部份)
大都 
大量 
大门 (大門)
大陆 (大陸)
大队 (大隊)
大雨 
大雪 
大雾 (大霧)
大风 (大風)
大餐 
大驾 (大駕)
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
大龄 (大齡)
巨大 
师大 (師大)
广大 (廣大)
强大 (強大)
恍然大悟 
意大利 
扩大 (擴大)
放大 
澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
火大 
百慕大 
盛大 
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
老大 
自大 
重大 
长大 (長大)
高大 
庞大 (龐大)

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  1. 不 is the 4th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 752 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), 丿 (bend), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - (negative prefix)/not/no

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)

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  1. 韙 is the 5183rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (one), (N/A), (tanned leather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei3 - correct/right

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 韙 (wei3): The component 韋 is pronounced as 'wei2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

冒天下之大不韪 (冒天下之大不韙)

Medium Frequency

丁韪良 (丁韙良)
不韪 (不韙)
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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