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  1. 圣 is the 958th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (right hand), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sheng4 - holy/sacred/saint/sage

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

神圣 (神聖)
圣诞 (聖誕)
圣诞节 (聖誕節)

Medium Frequency

大圣 (大聖)
朝圣 (朝聖)
朝圣者 (朝聖者)
 ()
圣人 (聖人)
圣代 (聖代)
圣保罗 (聖保羅)
圣地 (聖地)
圣地亚哥 (聖地亞哥)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)
圣徒 (聖徒)
圣心 (聖心)
圣手 (聖手)
圣旨 (聖旨)
圣杯 (聖杯)
圣歌 (聖歌)
圣殿 (聖殿)
圣母 (聖母)
圣洁 (聖潔)
圣经 (聖經)
圣者 (聖者)
圣诞树 (聖誕樹)
圣贤 (聖賢)
圣雄 (聖雄)
圣灵 (聖靈)
万圣节 (萬聖節)

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Meta:

  1. 彼 is the 1254th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (skin)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi3 - that/those/(one) another

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 彼 (bi3): The component 皮 is pronounced as 'pi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 彼 (bi3): The component 彳 is pronounced as 'chi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

彼此 

Medium Frequency

彼岸 
此起彼伏 

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Meta:

  1. 得 is the 39th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 157 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (sun/day), (one), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de2 - to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to allow/to permit/ready/finished
  2. de5 - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
  3. dei3 - to have to/must/ought to/to need to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de2): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 得 (de5): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 得 (dei3): The component 㝵 is pronounced as 'de2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
得到 
获得 (獲得)
觉得 (覺得)

Medium Frequency

不得不 
不得了 
值得 
取得 
得意 
得瑟 
得知 
心得 
懂得 
舍得 (捨得)
晓得 (曉得)
记得 (記得)
变得 (變得)
赢得 (贏得)
难得 (難得)
显得 (顯得)

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Meta:

  1. 堡 is the 1519th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (mouth), (tree), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao3 - an earthwork/castle/position of defense/stronghold/used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
  2. pu4 - variant of 鋪|铺/used in place names

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (bao3): The component 保 is pronounced as 'bao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (pu4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (pu4): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

城堡 
汉堡 (漢堡)
碉堡 

Medium Frequency

古堡 
堡垒 (堡壘)
大堡礁 
爱丁堡 (愛丁堡)
汉堡包 (漢堡包)
汉堡王 (漢堡王)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)
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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