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  1. 居 is the 677th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (ten), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ju1 - surname Ju
  2. ji1 - (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
  3. ju1 - to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ju1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

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  1. 里 is the 50th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 163 words.
  4. appears as a component in 52 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (village/mile)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li3 - lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裡|里[li3]
  2. li3 - lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裏|里[li3]
  3. Li3 - Li (surname)
  4. li3 - li (Chinese mile)/500 meters (modern)/home/hometown/village/neighborhood/administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 里 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 里 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

哪里 (哪裏)
 ()
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)

Medium Frequency

三里屯 
公里 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
平方公里 
心里 (心裡)
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
歇斯底里 
水里 
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
那里 (那裏)
乡里 (鄉里)
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)

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  1. 夫 is the 377th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (two)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu1 - husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
  2. fu2 - (classical) this, that/he, she, they/(exclamatory final particle)/(initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

丈夫 
功夫 
大夫 
夫人 
夫妻 
夫妇 (夫婦)
姐夫 
屠夫 

Medium Frequency

前夫 
 
夫子 
妹夫 
姨夫 
居里夫人 
工夫 
懦夫 
渔夫 (漁夫)
车夫 (車夫)
农夫 (農夫)
马夫 (馬伕)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)
高尔夫 (高爾夫)

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  1. 人 is the 7th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 663 words.
  4. appears as a component in 942 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (human)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ren2 - man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 人 (ren2): The component 人 is pronounced as 'ren2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
人生 
别人 (別人)
女人 
男人 

Medium Frequency

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
不为人知 (不為人知)
世人 
丢人 (丟人)
中国人 (中國人)
主人 
主持人 
乱世佳人 (亂世佳人)
人事 
人人 
人们 (人們)
人儿 (人兒)
人力 
人参 (人參)
人口 
人品 
人员 (人員)
人均 
人士 
人大 
人家 
人山人海 
人工 
人心 
人性 
人情 
人才 
人数 (人數)
人文 
人格 
人次 
人民 
人民币 (人民幣)
人气 (人氣)
人海 
人为 (人為)
人物 
人缘 (人緣)
人群 
人脉 (人脈)
人身 
人造 
人间 (人間)
人际 (人際)
人类 (人類)
人体 (人體)
他人 
代言人 
佳人 
个人 (個人)
做人 
传人 (傳人)
凯尔特人 (凱爾特人)
创始人 (創始人)
动人 (動人)
友人 
名人 
商人 
国人 (國人)
外人 
外国人 (外國人)
外星人 
大人 
夫人 
嫁人 
客人 
家人 
富人 
工人 
巨人 
年轻人 (年輕人)
待人 
怪人 
情人 
情人节 (情人節)
爱人 (愛人)
感人 
懒人 (懶人)
恋人 (戀人)
成人 
敌人 (敵人)
新人 
旁人 
日本人 
有情人 
有钱人 (有錢人)
本人 
某人 
机器人 (機器人)
死人 
杀人 (殺人)
熟人 
猎人 (獵人)
病人 
众人 (眾人)
私人 
纳税人 (納稅人)
骂人 (罵人)
美人 
美人计 (美人計)
美国人 (美國人)
老人 
老人家 
老年人 
自欺欺人 
华人 (華人)
艺人 (藝人)
行人 
亲人 (親人)
诗人 (詩人)
负责人 (負責人)
贵人 (貴人)
贱人 (賤人)
走人 
超人 
路人 
迷人 
达人 (達人)
陌生人 
雪人 
领导人 (領導人)
香港人 
骗人 (騙人)
惊人 (驚人)
黑人 

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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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