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  1. 四 is the 226th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (enclosure), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. si4 - four/4

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

十四 
四分之一 
四十 
四十多 
四周 
四季 
四射 
四川 
四月 
四处 (四處)
大四 
新四军 (新四軍)
星期四 
周四 (週四)

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  1. 分 is the 79th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 243 words.
  4. appears as a component in 31 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fen1 - to divide/to separate/to allocate/to distinguish (good and bad)/part or subdivision/fraction/one tenth (of certain units)/unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm/minute/a point (in sports or games)/0.01 yuan (unit of money)
  2. fen4 - part/share/ingredient/component

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
分享 
分钟 (分鐘)
部分 

Medium Frequency

分子 (份子)
充分 
分别 (分別)
分手 
分担 (分擔)
分数 (分數)
分明 
分析 
分泌 
分为 (分為)
分裂 
分解 
分配 
分开 (分開)
分离 (分離)
分类 (分類)
十分 
大部分 (大部份)
得分 
成分 
时分 (時分)
水分 
积分 (積分)
缘分 (緣分)
万分 (萬分)
过分 (過分)

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Meta:

  1. 五 is the 279th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (one), (power/force), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu3 - five/5

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

五一 
五十 
五彩 
五星 
五星级 (五星級)
五月 
五粮液 (五糧液)
五花肉 
十五 
星期五 
第五 
周五 (週五)

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Meta:

  1. 裂 is the 1315th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (knife), (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - to split/to crack/to break open/to rend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 裂 (lie4): The component 列 is pronounced as 'lie4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分裂 
天崩地裂 
撕裂 
 

Medium Frequency

四分五裂 
断裂 (斷裂)
决裂 (決裂)
爆裂 
破裂 
碎裂 
裂痕 
裂纹 (裂紋)
裂缝 (裂縫)
裂开 (裂開)
开裂 (開裂)
龟裂 (龜裂)
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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