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  1. 啟 is the 1318th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (door/house), (mouth), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qi3 - Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
  2. qi3 - to open/to start/to initiate/to enlighten or awaken/to state/to inform

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 啟 (qi3): The component 启 is pronounced as 'qi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

启动 (啟動)
启程 (啟程)
开启 (開啟)

Medium Frequency

 ()
启事 (啟事)
启用 (啟用)
启发 (啟發)
启蒙 (啟矇)
启示 (啟示)
启示录 (啟示錄)
启航 (啟航)
启蒙 (啟蒙)
启迪 (啟迪)
启齿 (啟齒)
重启 (重啟)

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  1. 示 is the 425th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 179 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - to show/to reveal

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 示 (shi4): The component 示 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

提示 
表示 
显示 (顯示)

Medium Frequency

出示 
启示 (啟示)
展示 
指示 
暗示 
演示 
 
示范 (示範)
预示 (預示)
显示器 (顯示器)

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Meta:

  1. 錄 is the 917th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (pig snout), (water)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Lu4 - surname Lu
  2. lu4 - diary/record/to hit/to copy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 錄 (lu4): The component 彔 is pronounced as 'lu4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

登录 (登錄)
记录 (記錄)
语录 (語錄)
 ()

Medium Frequency

收录 (收錄)
目录 (目錄)
纪录 (紀錄)
纪录片 (紀錄片)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
录像 (錄像)
录取 (錄取)
录制 (錄製)
录音 (錄音)
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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