Meta:

  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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Meta:

  1. 炉 is the 1977th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fire), (door/house)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lu2 - stove/furnace

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 炉 (lu2): The component 户 is pronounced as 'hu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

出炉 (出爐)
微波炉 (微波爐)
 ()

Medium Frequency

壁炉 (壁爐)
火炉 (火爐)
烤炉 (烤爐)
熔炉 (熔爐)
炉子 (爐子)
炉火 (爐火)
炉火纯青 (爐火純青)
锅炉 (鍋爐)
香炉 (香爐)
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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