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  1. 如 is the 67th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ru2 - as/as if/such as

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 如 (ru2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
如何 
如果 
如此 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
不如 
例如 
假如 
如下 
如今 
如来 (如來)
如同 
如意 
如愿 (如願)
比如 
犹如 (猶如)
万事如意 (萬事如意)

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  1. 虎 is the 1081st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 61 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tiger stripes), (table)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu3 - tiger/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 虎 (hu3): The component 虍 is pronounced as 'hu1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

老虎 
卧虎 (臥虎)
 

Medium Frequency

壁虎 
如虎添翼 
狼吞虎咽 
猛虎 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
虎口 
虎子 
虎年 
虎牙 
虎视眈眈 (虎視眈眈)
虎门 (虎門)
虎头蛇尾 (虎頭蛇尾)
路虎 
雅虎 
马虎 (馬虎)
马马虎虎 (馬馬虎虎)
龙虎 (龍虎)

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  1. 添 is the 1856th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (one), (big), (line), (N/A), No glyph available
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tian1 - to add/to increase/to replenish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 添 (tian1): The component 忝 is pronounced as 'tian3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

增添 
添加 

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  1. 翼 is the 1292nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (feather), (field), (grass), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi4 - surname Yi/alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
  2. yi4 - wing/area surrounding the bullseye of a target/to assist/one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy/old variant of 翌

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 翼 (yi4): The component 異 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 翼 (yi4): The component 羽 is pronounced as 'yu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 翼 (yi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

小心翼翼 
 

Medium Frequency

不翼而飞 (不翼而飛)
右翼 
如虎添翼 
机翼 (機翼)
比翼 
羽翼 
鼻翼 
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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