1. 可
  2. 耻

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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耻

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Meta:

  1. 耻 is the 2164th most frequent character.
  2. 耻 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 耻 appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. 耻 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
耻 => 耳, 止
Radical :
耻 => 耳 (ear), 止 (stop)
Graphical :
耻 => 二, 丨, 二, 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi3 - shame/disgrace

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耻 (chi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

可耻 (可恥)
无耻 (無恥)

Medium Frequency

厚颜无耻 (厚顏無恥)
国耻 (國恥)
廉耻 (廉恥)
耻笑 (恥笑)
耻辱 (恥辱)
恬不知耻 (恬不知恥)
羞耻 (羞恥)
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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