Meta:

  1. 导 is the 343rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dao3 - to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

导演 (導演)
导致 (導致)
导航 (導航)
领导 (領導)

Medium Frequency

主导 (主導)
倡导 (倡導)
执导 (執導)
报导 (報導)
 ()
导向 (導向)
导师 (導師)
导弹 (導彈)
导读 (導讀)
导购 (導購)
导游 (導遊)
引导 (引導)
指导 (指導)
推导 (推導)
教导 (教導)
疏导 (疏導)
编导 (編導)
自导 (自導)
误导 (誤導)
辅导 (輔導)
辅导员 (輔導員)
开导 (開導)
领导人 (領導人)
领导者 (領導者)

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Meta:

  1. 读 is the 751st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (ten), (N/A), (big), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dou4 - comma/phrase marked by pause
  2. du2 - to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 读 (dou4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 读 (dou4): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 读 (du2): The component 大 is pronounced as 'da4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 读 (du2): The component 大 is pronounced as 'dai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
读书 (讀書)
阅读 (閱讀)

Medium Frequency

导读 (導讀)
就读 (就讀)
复读 (復讀)
朗读 (朗讀)
解读 (解讀)
读后感 (讀後感)
读懂 (讀懂)
读书人 (讀書人)
读物 (讀物)
读者 (讀者)
重读 (重讀)
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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