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  1. 平 is the 215th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 271 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dry), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ping2 - surname Ping
  2. ping2 - flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw (score)/calm/peaceful/see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

公平 
和平 
平凡 
平均 
平安 
平时 (平時)
平淡 
平台 (平臺)
平衡 
平静 (平靜)
水平 

Medium Frequency

不公平 
不平 
北平 
南平 
地平线 (地平線)
天平 
太平 
太平洋 
 
平价 (平價)
平原 
平和 
平地 
平坦 
平安夜 
平常 
平平 
平底 
平庸 
平复 (平復)
平息 
平方 
平方公里 
平方米 
平日 
平板 
平民 
平生 
平稳 (平穩)
平等 
平米 
平行 
平行线 (平行線)
平遥 (平遙)
平面 
平头 (平頭)
心平气和 (心平氣和)
扳平 
抚平 (撫平)
生平 
邓小平 (鄧小平)
开平 (開平)

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Meta:

  1. 衡 is the 1338th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (go/do), (knife), (field), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. heng2 - to weigh/weight/measure

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衡 (heng2): The component 行 is pronounced as 'hang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

平衡 

Medium Frequency

制衡 
均衡 
失衡 
抗衡 
权衡 (權衡)
衡山 
衡量 
衡阳 (衡陽)

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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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