Meta:

  1. 字 is the 393rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 111 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (child)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zi4 - letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]/courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 字 (zi4): The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi5'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名字 
 
数字 (數字)

Medium Frequency

十字 
十字架 
十字绣 (十字繡)
十字路口 
字典 
字幕 
字数 (字數)
字样 (字樣)
字母 
字眼 
字号 (字號)
字迹 (字跡)
字体 (字體)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
打字 
文字 
汉字 (漢字)
码字 (碼字)
签字 (簽字)
识字 (識字)
金字塔 
错别字 (錯別字)

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Meta:

  1. 号 is the 487th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 108 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hao2 - roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]
  2. hao4 - ordinal number/day of a month/mark/sign/business establishment/size/ship suffix/horn (wind instrument)/bugle call/assumed name/to take a pulse/classifier used to indicate number of people

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 号 (hao2): The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 号 (hao4): The component 丂 is pronounced as 'kao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

信号 (信號)
 ()
号令 (號令)
号码 (號碼)
账号 (賬號)

Medium Frequency

一号 (一號)
代号 (代號)
加号 (加號)
口号 (口號)
句号 (句號)
名号 (名號)
问号 (問號)
型号 (型號)
外号 (外號)
大号 (大號)
字号 (字號)
封号 (封號)
对号 (對號)
小号 (小號)
帐号 (帳號)
感叹号 (感嘆號)
挂号 (掛號)
摇号 (搖號)
拨号 (撥號)
旗号 (旗號)
暗号 (暗號)
泰坦尼克号 (泰坦尼克號)
牌号 (牌號)
病号 (病號)
发号施令 (發號施令)
省略号 (省略號)
称号 (稱號)
符号 (符號)
绰号 (綽號)
编号 (編號)
号召 (號召)
号召力 (號召力)
号外 (號外)
号称 (號稱)
号角 (號角)
记号 (記號)
逗号 (逗號)
惊叹号 (驚嘆號)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.