Meta:

  1. 孤 is the 1332nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (child), (melon)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - lone/lonely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 孤 (gu1): The component 瓜 is pronounced as 'gua1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

孤单 (孤單)
孤独 (孤獨)

Medium Frequency

 
孤僻 
孤儿 (孤兒)
孤寂 
孤岛 (孤島)
孤注一掷 (孤注一擲)
孤立 
孤身 

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Meta:

  1. 单 is the 389th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (eight/divide), (upside down box), (two), (line), (ten)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shan4 - surname Shan
  2. dan1 - bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名单 (名單)
 ()
单位 (單位)
单纯 (單純)
单身 (單身)
孤单 (孤單)
简单 (簡單)

Medium Frequency

下单 (下單)
传单 (傳單)
单一 (單一)
单人 (單人)
单价 (單價)
单元 (單元)
单单 (單單)
单子 (單子)
单恋 (單戀)
单手 (單手)
单挑 (單挑)
单方面 (單方面)
单曲 (單曲)
单独 (單獨)
单眼皮 (單眼皮)
单肩包 (單肩包)
单亲 (單親)
单词 (單詞)
单调 (單調)
单身汉 (單身漢)
单车 (單車)
埋单 (埋單)
帐单 (帳單)
床单 (床單)
成绩单 (成績單)
清单 (清單)
罚单 (罰單)
菜单 (菜單)
西单 (西單)
订单 (訂單)
买单 (買單)
账单 (賬單)

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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.