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  1. 守 is the 794th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shou3 - to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to observe (rules or ritual)/nearby/adjoining

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚守 (堅守)
 
守候 
守护 (守護)

Medium Frequency

保守 
信守 
固守 
守住 
守信 
守则 (守則)
守夜 
守时 (守時)
守望 
守株待兔 
守岁 (守歲)
守卫 (守衛)
守护神 (守護神)
厮守 (廝守)
操守 
留守 
看守 
遵守 
防守 

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  1. 衛 is the 668th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (go/do), (tanned leather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Wei4 - surname Wei/vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces
  2. wei4 - to guard/to protect/to defend/abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene/health/abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衛 (wei4): The component 韋 is pronounced as 'wei2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

保卫 (保衛)
 ()
卫生 (衛生)
卫视 (衛視)

Medium Frequency

中卫 (中衛)
前卫 (前衛)
大卫 (大衛)
守卫 (守衛)
后卫 (後衛)
捍卫 (捍衛)
精卫 (精衛)
自卫 (自衛)
卫冕 (衛冕)
卫士 (衛士)
卫星 (衛星)
卫浴 (衛浴)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生纸 (衛生紙)
卫生部 (衛生部)
卫生间 (衛生間)
警卫 (警衛)
护卫 (護衛)
门卫 (門衛)
防卫 (防衛)
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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