1. 左
  2. 岸

左

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  1. 左 is the 780th most frequent character.
  2. 左 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 左 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 左 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
左 => 𠂇, 工
Radical :
左 => 𠂇 (left hand), 工 (work)
Graphical :
左 => 𠂇, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zuo3 - surname Zuo
  2. zuo3 - left/the Left (politics)/east/unorthodox/queer/wrong/differing/opposite/variant of 佐[zuo3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

左 
左右 

Medium Frequency

左手 
左边 (左邊)

Appears In:

左 also appears in:
佐

岸

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  1. 岸 is the 969th most frequent character.
  2. 岸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 岸 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 岸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
岸 => 山, 厈
Radical :
岸 => 山 (mountain), 厂 (cliff), 干 (dry)
Graphical :
岸 => 丨, 凵, 厂, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - bank/shore/beach/coast/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

岸 
海岸 

Medium Frequency

上岸 
南岸 
口岸 
对岸 (對岸)
左岸 
彼岸 
海岸线 (海岸線)
靠岸 
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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