Meta:

  1. 失 is the 375th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 116 words.
  4. appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (two), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi1 - to lose/to miss/to fail

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

失去 
失败 (失敗)
失望 
失眠 
消失 

Medium Frequency

丢失 (丟失)
丧失 (喪失)
 
失地 
失意 
失态 (失態)
失恋 (失戀)
失控 
失败者 (失敗者)
失业 (失業)
失落 
失误 (失誤)
失调 (失調)
失踪 (失蹤)
得失 
患得患失 
损失 (損失)
流失 
缺失 
走失 
迷失 
过失 (過失)
遗失 (遺失)
错失 (錯失)

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Meta:

  1. 控 is the 778th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (cave), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kong4 - to accuse/to charge/to control/to sue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 空 is pronounced as 'kong1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 空 is pronounced as 'kong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

掌控 
 
控制 

Medium Frequency

失控 
控股 
操控 
监控 (監控)
调控 (調控)
遥控 (遙控)
遥控器 (遙控器)
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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