Meta:

  1. 剃 is the 3283rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (bow), (line), (N/A), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ti4 - to shave
  2. ti4 - shave/to weed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 剃 (ti4): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'ti4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 剃 (ti4): The component 弟 is pronounced as 'di4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)

Medium Frequency

 
剃光头 (剃光頭)
剃刀 
剃度 
剃头 (剃頭)

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Meta:

  1. 须 is the 444th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bristle/beard), (leaf)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu1 - must/to have to/to wait
  2. xu1 - beard/mustache/feeler (of an insect etc)/tassel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

必须 (必須)

Medium Frequency

无须 (無須)
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Meta:

  1. 刀 is the 1065th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. appears as a component in 392 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Dao1 - surname Dao
  2. dao1 - knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刀 (dao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
菜刀 

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀子 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
大刀 
小刀 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)
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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