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  1. 小 is the 83rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 248 words.
  4. appears as a component in 343 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao3 - small/tiny/few/young

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 小 (xiao3): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
小时 (小時)

Medium Frequency

大小 
小丑 
小事 
小伙 
小伙子 
小偷 
小区 (小區)
小吃 
小品 
小妹 
小姐 
小姨 
小子 
小孩 
小学 (小學)
小学生 (小學生)
小小 
小屋 
小弟 
小心 
小心眼 
小心翼翼 
小时候 (小時候)
小朋友 
小样 (小樣)
小气 (小氣)
小狗 
小米 
小组 (小組)
小脚 (小腳)
小腿 
小号 (小號)
小说 (小說)
小贩 (小販)
小资 (小資)
小鸡 (小雞)
小雨 
小雪 
微小 
渺小 
胆小 (膽小)
胆小鬼 (膽小鬼)
蜡笔小新 (蠟筆小新)

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  1. 提 is the 196th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (sun/day), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ti2 - to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put forward/to mention/to raise (an issue)/upwards character stroke/lifting brush stroke (in painting)/scoop for measuring liquid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 提 (ti2): The component 是 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 提 (ti2): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 提 (ti2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
提供 
提前 
提问 (提問)
提升 (提昇)
提示 
提醒 
提高 

Medium Frequency

前提 
小提琴 
手提 
手提包 
提交 
提倡 
提出 
提到 
提包 
提及 
提名 
提心吊胆 (提心吊膽)
提拉米苏 (提拉米蘇)
提拔 
提早 
提案 
提神 
提议 (提議)
提起 
提速 
提防 
菩提 

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Meta:

  1. 琴 is the 1699th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (human), (dot), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qin2 - guqin or zither, cf 古琴/musical instrument in general

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 琴 (qin2): The component 今 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

小提琴 
弹琴 (彈琴)
 
钢琴 (鋼琴)

Medium Frequency

口琴 
古琴 
大提琴 
爱琴海 (愛琴海)
手风琴 (手風琴)
提琴 
抚琴 (撫琴)
琴弦 
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
琴瑟 
琴键 (琴鍵)
胡琴 
竖琴 (豎琴)
钢琴家 (鋼琴家)
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)
电子琴 (電子琴)
风琴 (風琴)
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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