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  1. 大 is the 17th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 622 words.
  4. appears as a component in 374 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (big)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. da4 - big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
  2. dai4 - see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 大 (da4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 大 (dai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
大吉 
大家 
大奖 (大獎)
大话骰 (大話骰)

Medium Frequency

一大早 
亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
人大 
伟大 (偉大)
加大 
加拿大 
北大 
博大 
哈哈大笑 
大不了 
大亨 
大人 
大伙 
大伯 
大佬 
大便 
大侠 (大俠)
大内 (大內)
大全 
大刀 
大力 
大半 
大叔 
大口 
大吃大喝 
大吉大利 
大同 
大哥 
大哥大 
大哭 
大唐 
大喜 
大地 
大型 
大堂 
大多 
大多数 (大多數)
大大 
大大小小 
大夫 
大姐 
大姨 
大姨妈 (大姨媽)
大娘 
大妈 (大媽)
大学 (大學)
大学生 (大學生)
大寒 
大宝 (大寶)
大小 
大山 
大巴 
大师 (大師)
大幅 
大厦 (大廈)
大厅 (大廳)
大怒 
大意 
大战 (大戰)
大户 (大戶)
大拇指 
大方 
大于 (大於)
大会 (大會)
大业 (大業)
大概 
大楼 (大樓)
大桥 (大橋)
大气 (大氣)
大洋 
大海 
大清早 
大润发 (大潤發)
大火 
大爷 (大爺)
大片 
大牌 
大王 
大理 
大众 (大眾)
大炮 (大砲)
大笑 
大米 
大约 (大約)
大红 (大紅)
大纲 (大綱)
大声 (大聲)
大腕 
大脑 (大腦)
大腿 
大胆 (大膽)
大自然 
大蒜 
大号 (大號)
大街 
大衣 
大规模 (大規模)
大豆 
大象 
大军 (大軍)
大连 (大連)
大运 (大運)
大道 
大选 (大選)
大部分 (大部份)
大都 
大量 
大门 (大門)
大陆 (大陸)
大队 (大隊)
大雨 
大雪 
大雾 (大霧)
大风 (大風)
大餐 
大驾 (大駕)
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
大龄 (大齡)
巨大 
师大 (師大)
广大 (廣大)
强大 (強大)
恍然大悟 
意大利 
扩大 (擴大)
放大 
澳大利亚 (澳大利亞)
火大 
百慕大 
盛大 
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
老大 
自大 
重大 
长大 (長大)
高大 
庞大 (龐大)

使

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  1. 使 is the 119th most frequent character.
  2. 使 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 使 appears as a character in 43 words.
  4. 使 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
使 => ,
Radical :
使 => (human), (ten), (mouth), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
使 => , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi3 - to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to instruct sb to do sth/envoy/messenger

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 吏 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 使 (shi3): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

使 
使用 
即使 
天使 

Medium Frequency

使劲 (使勁)
使命 
使得 
纵使 (縱使)

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  1. 館 is the 1009th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (line), (pig snout), (second), (dot), (dot), (roof), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. guan3 - building/shop/term for certain service establishments/embassy or consulate/schoolroom (old)/CL:家[jia1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 館 (guan3): The component 官 is pronounced as 'guan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 館 (guan3): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gun3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

博物馆 (博物館)
图书馆 (圖書館)
旅馆 (旅館)
茶馆 (茶館)
宾馆 (賓館)
餐馆 (餐館)
 ()
体育馆 (體育館)

Medium Frequency

使馆 (使館)
公馆 (公館)
咖啡馆 (咖啡館)
场馆 (場館)
大使馆 (大使館)
天文馆 (天文館)
展馆 (展館)
会馆 (會館)
档案馆 (檔案館)
殡仪馆 (殯儀館)
水族馆 (水族館)
游泳馆 (游泳館)
照相馆 (照相館)
纪念馆 (紀念館)
美术馆 (美術館)
酒馆 (酒館)
领事馆 (領事館)
饭馆 (飯館)
馆子 (館子)
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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