1. 半
  2. 點

半

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
半 => No glyph available, 丷
Radical :
半 => 二 (two), 丨 (line), 丷 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
半 => 二, 丨, 丷

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 
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)

Appears In:

半 also appears in:
判伴叛胖畔衅绊拌袢泮眫跘絆

點

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Meta:

  1. 點 is the 128th most frequent character.
  2. 點 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 點 appears as a character in 192 words.
  4. 點 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
點 => 黑, 占
Radical :
點 => 黑 (black), ⺊ (divination), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
點 => 口, 丨, 丷, 一, 丨, 一, 灬, 丨, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dian3 - point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一点 (一點)
快点 (快點)
有点 (有點)
点 (點)
点击 (點擊)
点滴 (點滴)

Medium Frequency

一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
亮点 (亮點)
优点 (優點)
加点 (加點)
半点 (半點)
原点 (原點)
地点 (地點)
差一点 (差一點)
差点 (差點)
弱点 (弱點)
指点 (指點)
斑点 (斑點)
早点 (早點)
晚点 (晚點)
景点 (景點)
有点儿 (有點兒)
极点 (極點)
正点 (正點)
沸点 (沸點)
焦点 (焦點)
热点 (熱點)
特点 (特點)
甜点 (甜點)
盘点 (盤點)
终点 (終點)
终点站 (終點站)
缺点 (缺點)
观点 (觀點)
卖点 (賣點)
起点 (起點)
重点 (重點)
零点 (零點)
点亮 (點亮)
点儿 (點兒)
点名 (點名)
点心 (點心)
点燃 (點燃)
点睛 (點睛)
点缀 (點綴)
点评 (點評)
点钟 (點鐘)
点头 (點頭)
点点 (點點)
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.