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  1. 威 is the 622nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei1 - power/might/prestige

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

助威 
夏威夷 
威力 
威尼斯 
威武 
威胁 (威脅)
权威 (權威)

Medium Frequency

 
威信 
威仪 (威儀)
威严 (威嚴)
威士忌 
威廉 
威望 
威海 
威尔士 (威爾士)
威猛 
威逼 
威风 (威風)
挪威 
荣威 (榮威)
武威 
海明威 
淫威 
百威 
示威 
示威者 
科威特 
路易威登 

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Meta:

  1. 嚴 is the 545th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𠪚
Radical :
=> (N/A), (cliff), No glyph available, (ear), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan2 - surname Yan
  2. yan2 - tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嚴 (yan2): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Medium Frequency

 ()
严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)

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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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