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  1. 刺 is the 1056th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (upside down box), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ci1 - whoosh (onomatopoeia)
  2. ci4 - thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci1): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci4): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
刺激 
毒刺 

Medium Frequency

刺伤 (刺傷)
刺客 
刺激性 
刺痛 
刺眼 
刺绣 (刺繡)
刺耳 
刺猬 (刺蝟)
刺身 
刺青 
刺骨 
粉刺 
冲刺 (衝刺)
讽刺 (諷刺)
马刺 (馬刺)

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Meta:

  1. 青 is the 497th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 140 words.
  4. appears as a component in 31 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (green/blue)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qing1 - nature's color/green or blue/greenish black/youth/young (of people)/abbr. for Qinghai province 青海

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 青 (qing1): The component 青 is pronounced as 'qing1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

青年 
青春 
青春期 

Medium Frequency

刺青 
刘青云 (劉青雲)
小青年 
年青 
愤青 (憤青)
杀青 (殺青)
 
青天 
青少年 
青山 
青岛 (青島)
青岛市 (青島市)
青春痘 
青椒 
青海 
青睐 (青睞)
青菜 
青葱 (青蔥)
青藏 
青蛙 
青豆 
青铜 (青銅)
青龙 (青龍)
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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