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  1. 名 is the 203rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 200 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (evening/unset), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
名字 
成名 
排名 

Medium Frequency

出名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名叫 
名单 (名單)
名将 (名將)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

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Meta:

  1. 字 is the 393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名字 
 
数字 (數字)

Medium Frequency

十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字幕 
字数 (字數)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字号 (字號)
字迹 (字跡)
字体 (字體)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
文字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)
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.