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  1. 剪 is the 2222nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (one), (moon), (knife), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jian3 - surname Jian
  2. jian3 - scissors/shears/clippers/CL:把[ba3]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 剪 (jian3): The component 前 is pronounced as 'qian2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

剪刀 
剪成 
剪掉 
剪纸 (剪紙)
剪裁 
剪辑 (剪輯)

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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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