1. 可
  2. 以

可

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Meta:

  1. 可 is the 30th most frequent character.
  2. 可 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 可 appears as a character in 155 words.
  4. 可 appears as a component in 25 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
可 => 丁, 口
Radical :
可 => 一 (one), 亅 (hook), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
可 => 一, 亅, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ke3 - can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used for emphasis) certainly/very
  2. ke4 - see 可汗[ke4 han2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 可 (ke4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可 
可以 
可是 
可能 

Medium Frequency

可怕 
可悲 
可惜 
可恶 (可惡)
可爱 (可愛)
可怜 (可憐)
可乐 (可樂)
宁可 (寧可)
无懈可击 (無懈可擊)

Appears In:

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

以

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Meta:

  1. 以 is the 23rd most frequent character.
  2. 以 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 以 appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. 以 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
以 => No glyph available, 人
Radical :
以 => 乚 (second), 丶 (dot), 人 (human)
Graphical :
以 => 乚, 丶, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi3 - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  2. yi3 - to use/according to/so as to/by means of/in order to/by/with/because

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 以 (yi3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

以 
以后 (以後)
可以 
所以 

Medium Frequency

之所以 
以上 
以下 
以来 (以來)
以前 
以及 
以外 
以往 
以为 (以為)
足以 
难以 (難以)

Appears In:

以 also appears in:
似拟苡姒笖
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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