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  1. 司 is the 278th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𠮛
Radical :
=> (N/A), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Si1 - surname Si
  2. si1 - to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 司 (si1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

公司 
司机 (司機)

Medium Frequency

上司 
分公司 
 
司令 
司法 
吐司 
寿司 (壽司)
子公司 
官司 
盎司 
阿司匹林 

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Meta:

  1. 令 is the 378th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 35 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ling2 - see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
  2. ling2 - see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]
  3. ling3 - classifier for a ream of paper
  4. ling4 - to order/to command/an order/warrant/writ/to cause/to make sth happen/virtuous/honorific title/season/government position (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
号令 (號令)

Medium Frequency

下令 
司令 
司令部 
命令 
指令 
发号施令 (發號施令)
绕口令 (繞口令)
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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