1. 常
  2. 规

常

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Meta:

  1. 常 is the 187th most frequent character.
  2. 常 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 常 appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. 常 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
常 => 龸, 吊
Radical :
常 => ⺌ (small), 冖 (cover), 口 (mouth), 巾 (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
常 => 丨, 丷, 冖, 口, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Chang2 - surname Chang
  2. chang2 - always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

常 
正常 
经常 (經常)
非常 

Medium Frequency

家常 
寻常 (尋常)
常客 
常州 
常常 
常见 (常見)
常识 (常識)
平常 
往常 
日常 
时常 (時常)
无常 (無常)
照常 
异常 (異常)
通常 

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常 also appears in:
嫦

规

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Meta:

  1. 规 is the 321st most frequent character.
  2. 规 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 规 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 规 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
规 => 夫, 见
Radical :
规 => 人 (human), 二 (two), 见 (see)
Graphical :
规 => 人, 二, 冂, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gui1 - compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

规则 (規則)
规划 (規劃)
规定 (規定)
规律 (規律)
规模 (規模)
规矩 (規矩)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
大规模 (大規模)
常规 (常規)
循规蹈矩 (循規蹈矩)
正规 (正規)
法规 (法規)
潜规则 (潛規則)
犯规 (犯規)
规划局 (規劃局)
规格 (規格)
规章 (規章)
规范 (規範)
规避 (規避)
违规 (違規)

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规 also appears in:
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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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