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  1. 太 is the 240th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 100 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tai4 - highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 太 (tai4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

太原 
太太 
太平 
太平洋 
太白 
太过 (太過)
太阳 (太陽)
正太 
老太太 

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  1. 過 is the 46th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 141 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (upside down box), (N/A), (upside down box), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Guo4 - surname Guo
  2. guo4 - (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 過 (guo4): The component 辶 is pronounced as 'chuo4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

不过 (不過)
超过 (超過)
 ()
过去 (過去)
过年 (過年)

Medium Frequency

太过 (太過)
度过 (度過)
放过 (放過)
经过 (經過)
罪过 (罪過)
莫过于 (莫過於)
路过 (路過)
通过 (通過)
过来 (過來)
过分 (過分)
过客 (過客)
过度 (過度)
过往 (過往)
过敏 (過敏)
过于 (過於)
过瘾 (過癮)
过程 (過程)
过节 (過節)
过头 (過頭)
错过 (錯過)
难过 (難過)

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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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