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  1. 壁 is the 1378th 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 :
=> (corpse), (mouth), (bitter), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi4 - wall/rampart

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
壁纸 (壁紙)
赤壁 
隔壁 

Medium Frequency

壁画 (壁畫)
壁虎 
戈壁 
墙壁 (牆壁)
面壁 

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  1. 壘 is the 2412th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lei3 - rampart/base (in baseball)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 壘 (lei3): The component 畾 is pronounced as 'lei2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

全垒打 (全壘打)
堡垒 (堡壘)
壁垒 (壁壘)

Medium Frequency

块垒 (塊壘)
壁垒森严 (壁壘森嚴)
垒球 (壘球)
垒砌 (壘砌)
对垒 (對壘)

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  1. 森 is the 1027th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (N/A)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sen1 - forest

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 森 (sen1): The component 森 is pronounced as 'sen1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

森林 

Medium Frequency

弗格森 
 
森森 
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
阴森 (陰森)
黑森林 

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  1. 嚴 is the 545th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𠪚
Radical :
=> (N/A), (cliff), No glyph available, (ear), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan2 - surname Yan
  2. yan2 - tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嚴 (yan2): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Medium Frequency

 ()
严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)

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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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