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  1. 半 is the 513th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 103 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (two), (line), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban4 - half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 半 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一半 
 
半夜 

Medium Frequency

三更半夜 
上半年 
下半年 
半价 (半價)
半场 (半場)
半天 
半岛 (半島)
半死 
半决赛 (半決賽)
半生 
半路 
半辈子 (半輩子)
半点 (半點)
多半 
夜半 
大半 
过半 (過半)

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Meta:

  1. 决 is the 273rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ice), No glyph available, (line), (human)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jue2 - to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to breach or burst/definitely/certainly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

决定 (決定)
解决 (解決)

Medium Frequency

判决 (判決)
半决赛 (半決賽)
坚决 (堅決)
对决 (對決)
 ()
决心 (決心)
决战 (決戰)
决策 (決策)
决赛 (決賽)
决斗 (決鬥)
犹豫不决 (猶豫不決)

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Meta:

  1. 赛 is the 1062nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (roof), No glyph available, (two), (one), (eight/divide), (shell)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sai4 - to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than/superior to/to excel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

比赛 (比賽)
决赛 (決賽)
 ()
赛季 (賽季)
赛车 (賽車)

Medium Frequency

公开赛 (公開賽)
冠军赛 (冠軍賽)
半决赛 (半決賽)
参赛 (參賽)
季后赛 (季後賽)
拉力赛 (拉力賽)
淘汰赛 (淘汰賽)
球赛 (球賽)
竞赛 (競賽)
赛事 (賽事)
赛场 (賽場)
赛程 (賽程)
赛跑 (賽跑)
赛点 (賽點)
锦标赛 (錦標賽)
开赛 (開賽)
马赛 (馬賽)
马赛克 (馬賽克)
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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