Meta:

  1. 安 is the 232nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 322 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (woman)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. An1 - surname An
  2. an1 - content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find a place for/to install/to fix/to fit/to bring (a charge against sb)/to pacify/security/safety/peace/ampere

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

安全 
安慰 
安静 (安靜)
平安 
早安 
晚安 

Medium Frequency

不安 
保安 
公安 
公安局 
公安部 
午安 
坐立不安 
天安门 (天安門)
 
安全带 (安全帶)
安全感 
安分 
安好 
安妮 
安娜 
安定 
安家 
安宁 (安寧)
安康 
安徽 
安心 
安息 
安排 
安抚 (安撫)
安放 
安于 (安於)
安东尼 (安東尼)
安乐 (安樂)
安检 (安檢)
安然 
安眠 
安眠药 (安眠藥)
安神 
安稳 (安穩)
安装 (安裝)
安详 (安詳)
安逸 
宝安 (寶安)
平安夜 
延安 
心安理得 
治安 
西安 
长安 (長安)
随遇而安 (隨遇而安)

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Meta:

  1. 息 is the 428th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (self), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - news/interest/breath/rest/Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 息 (xi1): The component 心 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 息 (xi1): The component 自 is pronounced as 'zi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

休息 
信息 
消息 

Medium Frequency

作息 
出息 
叹息 (嘆息)
 
气息 (氣息)
窒息 

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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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