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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. 功 is the 452nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 63 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (work), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong1 - meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service/accomplishment/work (physics)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 功 (gong1): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

功能 
成功 

Medium Frequency

 
功力 
功勋 (功勛)
功劳 (功勞)
功夫 
功效 
功课 (功課)
多功能 
战功 (戰功)
神功 

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  1. 告 is the 310th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 57 words.
  4. appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (cow), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gao4 - to tell/to inform/to say

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

告别 (告別)
告诉 (告訴)
报告 (報告)
广告 (廣告)

Medium Frequency

公告 
 
告密者 
告白 
告知 
告诫 (告誡)
大功告成 
宣告 
忠告 
祷告 (禱告)
警告 
转告 (轉告)
通告 
预告 (預告)
预告片 (預告片)

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  1. 成 is the 59th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 187 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), 丿 (bend), (N/A), (spear)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Cheng2 - surname Cheng
  2. cheng2 - to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to turn into/to be all right/OK!/one tenth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

完成 
 
成功 
成就 
成为 (成為)
成长 (成長)

Medium Frequency

切成 
合成 
建成 
形成 
成交 
成人 
成全 
成分 
成名 
成员 (成員)
成年 
成日 
成本 
成果 
成熟 
成真 
成立 
成绩 (成績)
成绩单 (成績單)
成语 (成語)
成都 
成龙 (成龍)
改成 
构成 (構成)
当成 (當成)
看成 
组成 (組成)
变成 (變成)
造成 
达成 (達成)
养成 (養成)

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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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