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  1. 宋 is the 988th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Song4 - surname Song/the Song dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

北宋 
南宋 
宋代 
宋庆龄 (宋慶齡)
宋朝 
宋楚瑜 
宋江 

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  1. 楚 is the 857th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (bolt of cloth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Chu3 - surname Chu/abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together/Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
  2. chu3 - distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex)/punishment cane (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

清楚 

Medium Frequency

宋楚瑜 
楚楚 
痛楚 
苦楚 

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  1. 瑜 is the 2869th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (jade), (human), (one), (moon), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu2 - excellence/luster of gems

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 瑜 (yu2): The component 俞 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 瑜 (yu2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 瑜 (yu2): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

周瑜 
宋楚瑜 
瑜伽 
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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