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  1. 初 is the 666th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (clothes), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chu1 - at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
初一 

Medium Frequency

初三 
初中 
初二 
初恋 (初戀)
初步 
初级 (初級)
年初 
最初 
当初 (當初)

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Meta:

  1. 步 is the 349th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𣥂
Radical :
=> (stop), (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bu4 - surname Bu
  2. bu4 - a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
步步 
进步 (進步)

Medium Frequency

初步 
同步 
地步 
大步 
徒步 
散步 
止步 
步伐 
步入 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
步骤 (步驟)
漫步 
脚步 (腳步)
舞步 
让步 (讓步)
起步 
跑步 
退步 
逐步 
进一步 (進一步)

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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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