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  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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