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  1. 姐 is the 828th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (woman), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jie3 - older sister

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 姐 (jie3): The component 且 is pronounced as 'qie3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姐姐 

Medium Frequency

大姐 
 
姐夫 
姐妹 
小姐 
表姐 

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Meta:

  1. 妹 is the 1183rd 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 :
=> (woman), (tree), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei4 - younger sister

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 妹 (mei4): The component 未 is pronounced as 'wei4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 妹 (mei4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

妹妹 

Medium Frequency

 
妹子 
姐妹 
学妹 (學妹)
小妹 
表妹 
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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