1. 參
  2. 禪

參

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  1. 參 is the 4380th most frequent character.
  2. 參 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 參 appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. 參 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
參 => 厽, 㐱
Radical :
參 => 厽 (N/A), 人 (human), 彡 (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
參 => 厽, 人, 彡

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. san1 - three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
  2. 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
  3. shen1 - ginseng

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 參 (san1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 參 (can1): The component 彡 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 參 (shen1): The component 㐱 is pronounced as 'zhen3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 參 (shen1): The component 人 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 參 (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)
参赛 (參賽)

Appears In:

參 also appears in:
篸縿鬖蔘贂磣驂

禪

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  1. 禪 is the 2191st most frequent character.
  2. 禪 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 禪 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 禪 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
禪 => 礻, 單
Radical :
禪 => 礻 (sign), 吅 (N/A), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
禪 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 丶, 吅, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - dhyana (Sanskrit)/Zen/meditation (Buddhism)
  2. shan4 - to abdicate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禪 (chan2): The component 單 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禪 (shan4): The component 單 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 禪 (shan4): The component 礻 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 禪 (shan4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 禪 (shan4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

口头禅 (口頭禪)
禅师 (禪師)

Medium Frequency

参禅 (參禪)
禅 (禪)
禅城 (禪城)
禅城区 (禪城區)
禅宗 (禪宗)
禅院 (禪院)
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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