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  1. 咱 is the 1263rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. za2 - see 咱[zan2]
  2. zan2 - I or me/we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咱 (za2): The component 自 is pronounced as 'zi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 咱 (zan2): The component 自 is pronounced as 'zi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

咱们 (咱們)

Medium Frequency

 
咱俩 (咱倆)
咱家 

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Meta:

  1. 們 is the 13th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (gate)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. men5 - plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 們 (men5): The component 門 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 們 (men5): The component 亻 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

你们 (你們)
我们 (我們)

Medium Frequency

人们 (人們)
他们 (他們)
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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