1. 和
  2. 藹
  3. 可
  4. 親

和

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Meta:

  1. 和 is the 19th most frequent character.
  2. 和 has 6 dictionary entries.
  3. 和 appears as a character in 125 words.
  4. 和 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
和 => 禾, 口
Radical :
和 => 禾 (grain), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
和 => ㇒, 一, 丨, 八, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. He2 - surname He/Japanese (food, clothes etc)
  2. he2 - and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and"
  3. he4 - cap (a poem)/to respond in singing
  4. hu2 - to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
  5. huo2 - soft/warm
  6. huo4 - to mix together/to blend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 和 (he2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 和 (he4): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 和 (hu2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 和 (huo2): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 和 (huo4): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

和 

Medium Frequency

和尚 
和平 
和谐 (和諧)
平和 
暖和 

藹

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Meta:

  1. 藹 is the 3454th most frequent character.
  2. 藹 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 藹 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 藹 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
藹 => 艹, 謁
Radical :
藹 => 艹 (grass), 言 (speech), 曰 (say), 勹 (wrap), 人 (human), ㇗ (N/A)
Graphical :
藹 => 艹, 一, 丶, 二, 口, 口, 一, ㇆, ㇒, 人, ㇗

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ai3 - friendly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

和蔼 (和藹)

Medium Frequency

和蔼可亲 (和藹可親)

可

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
可 => 丁, 口
Radical :
可 => 一 (one), 亅 (hook), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
可 => 一, 亅, 口

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 
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)

Appears In:

可 also appears in:
何阿奇河哥呵柯苛珂诃轲坷舸岢疴哿蚵鲄砢钶袔竒跒軻魺

親

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Meta:

  1. 親 is the 362nd most frequent character.
  2. 親 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 親 appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. 親 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
親 => 亲, 見
Radical :
親 => 立 (stand erect), 十 (ten), 小 (small), 見 (see)
Graphical :
親 => 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨, 亅, 八, 口, 二, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin1 - parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related/marriage/bride/close/intimate/in person/first-hand/in favor of/pro-/to kiss
  2. qing4 - parents-in-law of one's offspring

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qing4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qing4): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 親 (qing4): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qing4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

母亲 (母親)
父亲 (父親)
相亲 (相親)
亲 (親)
亲爱 (親愛)
亲戚 (親戚)

Medium Frequency

探亲 (探親)
亲人 (親人)
亲切 (親切)
亲友 (親友)
亲口 (親口)
亲吻 (親吻)
亲子 (親子)
亲家 (親家)
亲密 (親密)
亲情 (親情)
亲手 (親手)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)
亲生 (親生)
亲眼 (親眼)
亲笔 (親筆)
亲自 (親自)
亲亲 (親親)
亲身 (親身)
亲近 (親近)
说亲 (說親)
走亲访友 (走親訪友)
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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