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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)

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  1. 刀 is the 1065th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. appears as a component in 392 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (knife)
Graphical :
=> , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Dao1 - surname Dao
  2. dao1 - knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刀 (dao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
菜刀 

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀子 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
大刀 
小刀 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)

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  1. 闊 is the 1673rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), (water), (tongue)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kuo4 - rich/wide/broad

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 闊 (kuo4): The component 活 is pronounced as 'huo2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

广阔 (廣闊)
海阔天空 (海闊天空)
开阔 (開闊)
 ()

Medium Frequency

宽阔 (寬闊)
摆阔 (擺闊)
波澜壮阔 (波瀾壯闊)
辽阔 (遼闊)
阔别 (闊別)

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  1. 斧 is the 2765th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (father), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu3 - hatchet

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 斧 (fu3): The component 父 is pronounced as 'fu4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鬼斧神工 

Medium Frequency

大刀阔斧 (大刀闊斧)
斧子 
斧头 (斧頭)
板斧 
班门弄斧 (班門弄斧)
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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