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  1. 周 is the 490th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 19 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (field), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhou1 - surname Zhou/Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
  2. zhou1 - to make a circuit/to circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle/complete/all/all over/thorough/to help financially
  3. zhou1 - week/weekly/variant of 周[zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 周 (zhou1): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
周围 (周圍)
周边 (周邊)
周末 (週末)

Medium Frequency

周杰伦 (周傑倫)
周易 
周岁 (周歲)
周渝民 
周瑜 
周身 
周遭 
四周 
周一 (週一)
周三 (週三)
周二 (週二)
周五 (週五)
周六 (週六)
周刊 (週刊)
周到 (週到)
周四 (週四)
周年 (週年)
周日 (週日)
周期 (週期)

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  1. 边 is the 316th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 99 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian1 - side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
  2. bian5 - suffix of a noun of locality

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一边 (一邊)
周边 (周邊)
旁边 (旁邊)
身边 (身邊)
 ()

Medium Frequency

右边 (右邊)
外边 (外邊)
天边 (天邊)
左边 (左邊)
床边 (床邊)
后边 (後邊)
东边 (東邊)
江边 (江邊)
河边 (河邊)
海边 (海邊)
无边 (無邊)
花边 (花邊)
里边 (裡邊)
西边 (西邊)
路边 (路邊)
这边 (這邊)
边儿 (邊兒)
边度 (邊度)
边缘 (邊緣)
边际 (邊際)
那边 (那邊)

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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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