1. 可
  2. 惜

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:
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惜

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Meta:

  1. 惜 is the 1510th most frequent character.
  2. 惜 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 惜 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 惜 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
惜 => 忄, 昔
Radical :
惜 => 忄 (heart), 艹 (grass), 一 (one), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
惜 => 丨, 八, 艹, 一, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - pity/regret/to rue/to begrudge/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 昔 is pronounced as 'xi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 忄 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 惜 (xi1): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可惜 
珍惜 

Medium Frequency

惜 
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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