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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (hook), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

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)

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Meta:

  1. 觀 is the 334th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (N/A), (small bird), (see)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guan4 - surname Guan
  2. guan1 - to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept/point of view
  3. guan4 - Taoist monastery/palace gate watchtower/platform

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 觀 (guan1): The component 雚 is pronounced as 'guan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 觀 (guan1): The component 吅 is pronounced as 'xuan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 觀 (guan4): The component 雚 is pronounced as 'guan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 觀 (guan4): The component 吅 is pronounced as 'xuan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

参观 (參觀)
围观 (圍觀)
乐观 (樂觀)
观察 (觀察)
观念 (觀念)
观看 (觀看)
观众 (觀眾)
观音 (觀音)
观点 (觀點)

Medium Frequency

世界观 (世界觀)
主观 (主觀)
价值观 (價值觀)
可观 (可觀)
壮观 (壯觀)
外观 (外觀)
奇观 (奇觀)
宏观 (宏觀)
客观 (客觀)
审美观 (審美觀)
微观 (微觀)
悲观 (悲觀)
改观 (改觀)
旁观 (旁觀)
旁观者 (旁觀者)
景观 (景觀)
直观 (直觀)
美观 (美觀)
 ()
观世音 (觀世音)
观光 (觀光)
观后感 (觀後感)
观摩 (觀摩)
观望 (觀望)
观止 (觀止)
观火 (觀火)
观赏 (觀賞)
达观 (達觀)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.