Meta:

  1. 少 is the 233rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shao3 - few/little/lack
  2. shao4 - young

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

多少 
 

Medium Frequency

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 

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Meta:

  1. 數 is the 231st most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 147 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (ten), No glyph available, (woman), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿, 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shu3 - to count/to enumerate/to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
  2. shu4 - number/figure/several/CL:個|个[ge4]
  3. shuo4 - frequently/repeatedly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu3): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu3): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu3): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu4): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 數 (shuo4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人数 (人數)
倒数 (倒數)
多数 (多數)
大多数 (大多數)
指数 (指數)
 ()
数字 (數字)
数学 (數學)
数据 (數據)
数码 (數碼)
数量 (數量)
次数 (次數)
无数 (無數)

Medium Frequency

代数 (代數)
系数 (係數)
充数 (充數)
函数 (函數)
分数 (分數)
劫数 (劫數)
半数 (半數)
参数 (參數)
单数 (單數)
报数 (報數)
字数 (字數)
定数 (定數)
少数 (少數)
尾数 (尾數)
屈指可数 (屈指可數)
度数 (度數)
悉数 (悉數)
招数 (招數)
整数 (整數)
数不胜数 (數不勝數)
数值 (數值)
数字化 (數字化)
数学家 (數學家)
数据库 (數據庫)
数数 (數數)
数月 (數月)
数百 (數百)
数百万 (數百萬)
数目 (數目)
数万 (數萬)
数落 (數落)
数额 (數額)
未知数 (未知數)
岁数 (歲數)
凑数 (湊數)
票数 (票數)
算数 (算數)
细数 (細數)
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
总数 (總數)
着数 (著數)
补数 (補數)
变数 (變數)
负数 (負數)
点数 (點數)

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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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