Meta:

  1. 堅 is the 747th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚强 (堅強)
坚持 (堅持)

Medium Frequency

坚信 (堅信)
坚守 (堅守)
坚定 (堅定)
坚果 (堅果)
坚决 (堅決)
坚硬 (堅硬)
坚韧 (堅韌)

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Meta:

  1. 持 is the 357th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (earth), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi2 - to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 持 (chi2): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Medium Frequency

主持 
主持人 
保持 
 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)
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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