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  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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  1. 寡 is the 2263rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (roof), (one), 丿 (bend), (moon), (one), (eight/divide), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gua3 - few/widowed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

寡妇 (寡婦)

Medium Frequency

孤家寡人 
孤寡 
寡人 
寡言 
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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