Meta:

  1. 吸 is the 922nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (N/A), 丿 (bend), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吸 (xi1): The component 及 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
吸收 
呼吸 

Medium Frequency

 
吸入 
吸取 
吸尘器 (吸塵器)
吸毒 
吸气 (吸氣)
吸烟 (吸煙)
吸管 
吸血 
吸血鬼 
呼吸道 

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Meta:

  1. 引 is the 479th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (line)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yin3 - to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to lengthen/to involve or implicate in/to attract/to lead/to guide/to leave/to provide evidence or justification for/old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang1], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
引力 
引起 

Medium Frequency

勾引 
 
引入 
引导 (引導)
引擎 
引爆 
引用 
引发 (引發)
引诱 (引誘)
引进 (引進)
引领 (引領)
指引 

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also appears in:
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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