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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. 时 is the 25th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi2 - surname Shi
  2. shi2 - o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 时 (shi2): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
 ()
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
随时 (隨時)

Medium Frequency

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)

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  1. 候 is the 341st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
=> (human), (line), No glyph available, (arrow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hou4 - to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old) period of five days

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

时候 (時候)

Medium Frequency

伺候 
问候 (問候)
守候 
小时候 (小時候)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
等候 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.