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  1. 参 is the 507th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (private), (big), (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can1 - take part in/participate/join/attend/to join/unequal/varied/irregular/to counsel/uneven/not uniform/abbr. for 參議院|参议院 Senate, Upper House
  2. shen1 - ginseng

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 参 (can1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 参 (shen1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

参加 (參加)
参与 (參與)

Medium Frequency

人参 (人參)
参考 (參考)
参观 (參觀)

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  1. 差 is the 731st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 65 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sheep), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cha1 - difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake
  2. cha4 - to differ from/to fall short of/lacking/wrong/inferior
  3. chai1 - to send/to commission/messenger/mission
  4. ci1 - uneven

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
差点 (差點)

Medium Frequency

出差 
差一点 (差一點)
差不多 
差别 (差別)
差劲 (差勁)
差异 (差異)
差距 
时差 (時差)
温差 (溫差)
相差 
落差 

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  1. 不 is the 4th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 752 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), 丿 (bend), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - (negative prefix)/not/no

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bo5'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 不 (bu4): The component 卜 is pronounced as 'bu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不久 
不但 
不仅 (不僅)
不到 
不同 
不堪 
不如 
不妨 
不安 
不少 
不已 
不幸 
不得不 
不得了 
不愧 
不舍 (不捨)
不断 (不斷)
不时 (不時)
不止 
不渝 
不满 (不滿)
不为人知 (不為人知)
不然 
不爽 
不理 
不用 
不知不觉 (不知不覺)
不知所措 
不禁 
不管 
不至于 (不至於)
不良 
不见 (不見)
不许 (不許)
不论 (不論)
不足 
不过 (不過)
不错 (不錯)
并不 (並不)
了不起 
只不过 (只不過)
合不拢嘴 (合不攏嘴)
吕不韦 (呂不韋)
好不容易 
对不起 (對不起)
差不多 
怪不得 
意想不到 
与众不同 (與眾不同)
说不定 (說不定)

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  1. 齐 is the 1061st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (even/uniformly)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qi2 - (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)/surname Qi
  2. qi2 - neat/even/level with/identical/simultaneous/all together/to even sth out

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 齐 (qi2): The component 齐 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一齐 (一齊)
整齐 (整齊)
乌鲁木齐 (烏魯木齊)
 ()
齐全 (齊全)

Medium Frequency

到齐 (到齊)
参差不齐 (參差不齊)
对齐 (對齊)
拉齐奥 (拉齊奧)
整整齐齐 (整整齊齊)
凑齐 (湊齊)
乌鲁木齐市 (烏魯木齊市)
百花齐放 (百花齊放)
聚齐 (聚齊)
萨科齐 (薩科齊)
齐备 (齊備)
齐刷刷 (齊刷刷)
齐国 (齊國)
齐心 (齊心)
齐心协力 (齊心協力)
齐放 (齊放)
齐步 (齊步)
齐白石 (齊白石)
齐聚一堂 (齊聚一堂)
齐声 (齊聲)
齐鲁 (齊魯)
齐齐哈尔 (齊齊哈爾)
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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