Meta:

  1. 减 is the 855th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ice), (cliff), (spear), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 减 (jian3): The component 咸 is pronounced as 'xian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
减少 (減少)
减肥 (減肥)

Medium Frequency

删减 (刪減)
削减 (削減)
减去 (減去)
减压 (減壓)
减弱 (減弱)
减掉 (減掉)
减缓 (減緩)
减轻 (減輕)
减退 (減退)
减速 (減速)

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Meta:

  1. 缓 is the 1109th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (claw/talon), (dry), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huan3 - slow/unhurried/sluggish/gradual/not tense/relaxed/to postpone/to defer/to stall/to stave off/to revive/to recuperate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 缓 (huan3): The component 爰 is pronounced as 'yuan2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
缓慢 (緩慢)
缓缓 (緩緩)
缓解 (緩解)
舒缓 (舒緩)

Medium Frequency

平缓 (平緩)
延缓 (延緩)
放缓 (放緩)
死缓 (死緩)
减缓 (減緩)
缓刑 (緩刑)
缓和 (緩和)
缓冲 (緩衝)
迟缓 (遲緩)
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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