1. 凄
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凄

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  1. 凄 is the 2347th most frequent character.
  2. 凄 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 凄 appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. 凄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
凄 => 冫, 妻
Radical :
凄 => 冫 (ice), 十 (ten), ⺺ (brush), 女 (woman)
Graphical :
凄 => 丶, ㇀, 一, 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, ㇛, 一, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qi1 - intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful/also written 淒|凄[qi1]
  2. qi1 - variant of 淒|凄[qi1]/sad/mournful
  3. qi1 - intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 凄 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 凄 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 凄 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 凄 (qi1): The component 妻 is pronounced as 'qi4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 凄 (qi1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

凄凉 (淒涼)

Medium Frequency

凄凄 
凄厉 (凄厲)
凄清 
凄迷 
凄惨 (悽慘)
凄美 (淒美)

惨

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  1. 惨 is the 1528th most frequent character.
  2. 惨 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 惨 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 惨 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
惨 => 忄, 参
Radical :
惨 => 忄 (heart), 厶 (private), 大 (big), 彡 (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
惨 => 丨, 八, ㇛, 丶, 人, 一, 彡

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can3 - miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/seriously/badly/tragic

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 惨 (can3): The component 参 is pronounced as 'can1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 惨 (can3): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

惨 (慘)
惨遭 (慘遭)

Medium Frequency

悲惨 (悲慘)
凄惨 (悽慘)
惨不忍睹 (慘不忍睹)
惨淡 (慘淡)
惨烈 (慘烈)
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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