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  1. 副 is the 763rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (mouth), (field), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu4 - secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb/classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 副 (fu4): The component 畐 is pronounced as 'fu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

副主任 
副主席 
副作用 
副市长 (副市長)
副书记 (副書記)
副本 
副校长 (副校長)
副业 (副業)
副总裁 (副總裁)
副部长 (副部長)
副院长 (副院長)
名副其实 (名副其實)

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  1. 主 is the 87th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 228 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu3 - owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 主 (zhu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
主人 
主动 (主動)
主持人 
主要 
主角 
主题 (主題)
公主 
地主 

Medium Frequency

主人公 
主任 
主力 
主场 (主場)
主妇 (主婦)
主宰 
主导 (主導)
主席 
主张 (主張)
主意 
主持 
主播 
主料 
主板 
主机 (主機)
主权 (主權)
主流 
主演 
主管 
主线 (主線)
主编 (主編)
主见 (主見)
主观 (主觀)
主办 (主辦)
主页 (主頁)
主食 
主体 (主體)
做主 
副主席 
君主 
失主 
店主 
教主 
业主 (業主)
毛主席 
民主 
为主 (為主)
班主任 
社会主义 (社會主義)
自主 
资本主义 (資本主義)
车主 (車主)

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  1. 任 is the 186th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (N/A), (scholar)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ren4 - surname Ren
  2. ren4 - to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office/responsibility/to let/to allow/to give free rein to/no matter (how, what etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 任 (ren4): The component 壬 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任何 
任务 (任務)
任意 
责任 (責任)

Medium Frequency

主任 
 
任性 
任选 (任選)
信任 
担任 (擔任)
班主任 
责任心 (責任心)
责任感 (責任感)
连任 (連任)

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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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