Meta:

  1. 原 is the 193rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 109 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yuan2 - former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 
原来 (原來)
原因 
原文 
原谅 (原諒)

Medium Frequency

中原 
原先 
原则 (原則)
原创 (原創)
原地 
原型 
原始 
原料 
原有 
原本 
原油 
原理 
原点 (原點)
太原 
平原 
草原 
还原 (還原)
高原 

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Meta:

  1. 先 is the 188th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian1 - early/prior/former/in advance/first

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In:

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Example Words:

High Frequency

 
先生 

Medium Frequency

事先 
优先 (優先)
先后 (先後)
先进 (先進)
先锋 (先鋒)
抢先 (搶先)
祖先 
领先 (領先)
首先 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.