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  1. 寄 is the 1609th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (big), (one), (hook), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji4 - to live (in a house)/to lodge/to mail/to send/to entrust/to depend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 奇 is pronounced as 'ji1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 奇 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 寄 (ji4): The component 亅 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
寄托 (寄託)

Medium Frequency

寄予 
寄人篱下 (寄人籬下)
寄件人 
寄出 
寄存 
寄宿 
寄望 
寄生 
寄养 (寄養)
邮寄 (郵寄)

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Meta:

  1. 望 is the 326th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 76 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hiding enclosure), (dot), (moon), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang4 - full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 望 (wang4): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 望 (wang4): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

希望 

Medium Frequency

仰望 
失望 
奢望 
欲望 (慾望)
指望 
 
期望 
渴望 
盼望 
绝望 (絕望)
声望 (聲望)
愿望 (願望)
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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