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  1. 刨 is the 3615th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wrap), (oneself), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao4 - a carpenter's plane/to plane/to level/to make smooth
  2. pao2 - to eliminate/to dig/to question

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刨 (bao4): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 刨 (bao4): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 刨 (pao2): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 刨 (pao2): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

刨冰 

Medium Frequency

 
刨子 
刨根问底 (刨根問底)

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  1. 根 is the 352nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (stopping)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gen1 - root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/CL:條|条[tiao2]/radical (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 根 (gen1): The component 艮 is pronounced as 'gen4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
根据 (根據)
根本 
草根 

Medium Frequency

哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
培根 
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
扎根 
根源 
阿根廷 

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  1. 問 is the 137th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wen4 - to ask

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 問 (wen4): The component 門 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
问候 (問候)
问题 (問題)

Medium Frequency

问卷 (問卷)
问好 (問好)
问心无愧 (問心無愧)
问答 (問答)
问道 (問道)
问鼎 (問鼎)
学问 (學問)
慰问 (慰問)
提问 (提問)
疑问 (疑問)
访问 (訪問)
询问 (詢問)
请问 (請問)
追问 (追問)
顾问 (顧問)

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  1. 底 is the 543rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (clan), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de5 - (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
  2. di3 - background/bottom/base/the end of a period of time/towards the end of (last month)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  8. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

到底 
 
彻底 (徹底)

Medium Frequency

平底 
年底 
底下 
底气 (底氣)
底片 
底线 (底線)
底部 
心底 
打底 
歇斯底里 
海底 
粉底 
卧底 (臥底)

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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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