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  1. 商 is the 402nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 109 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (lid), (eight/divide), (upside down box), (eight/divide), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shang1 - the Shang dynasty, 16th to 11th century BC
  2. shang1 - commerce/to consult/quotient/2nd note in pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

商务 (商務)
商品 
商城 
商场 (商場)
商业 (商業)
情商 
智商 

Medium Frequency

代理商 
供应商 (供應商)
券商 
协商 (協商)
台商 
 
商丘 
商人 
商务部 (商務部)
商报 (商報)
商女 
商学院 (商學院)
商家 
商店 
商户 (商戶)
商会 (商會)
商业化 (商業化)
商标 (商標)
商机 (商機)
商界 
商铺 (商舖)
商贸 (商貿)
商量 
奸商 
工商 
厂商 (廠商)
批发商 (批發商)
招商 
经商 (經商)
经销商 (經銷商)
制造商 (製造商)
运营商 (運營商)
开发商 (開發商)

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  1. 務 is the 245th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 60 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu4 - affair/business/matter

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 務 (wu4): The component 务 is pronounced as 'wu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

任务 (任務)
服务 (服務)

Medium Frequency

乘务员 (乘務員)
事务 (事務)
事务所 (事務所)
债务 (債務)
公务 (公務)
公务员 (公務員)
务实 (務實)
务必 (務必)
商务 (商務)
商务部 (商務部)
国务院 (國務院)
家务 (家務)
常务 (常務)
服务员 (服務員)
服务器 (服務器)
服务业 (服務業)
服务生 (服務生)
业务 (業務)
税务 (稅務)
义务 (義務)
职务 (職務)
财务 (財務)

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  1. 部 is the 84th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (mouth), (town)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu4 - ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board/classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 部 (bu4): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全部 
 
部分 

Medium Frequency

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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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