Meta:

  1. 年 is the 45th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 181 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂉,
Radical :
=> 丿 (bend), (one), (ten), (N/A), (line)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Nian2 - surname Nian
  2. nian2 - year/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今年 
 
拜年 
新年 
龙年 (龍年)

Medium Frequency

兔年 
去年 
少年 
年代 
年夜 
年夜饭 (年夜飯)
年年 
年底 
年度 
年会 (年會)
年纪 (年紀)
年级 (年級)
年终 (年終)
年华 (年華)
年货 (年貨)
年轻 (年輕)
年头 (年頭)
年龄 (年齡)
明年 
更年期 
当年 (當年)
童年 
周年 (週年)
过年 (過年)
青年 

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Meta:

  1. 薪 is the 2162nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (stand erect), (ten), (small), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xin1 - fuel/salary

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 新 is pronounced as 'xin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 薪 (xin1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

年薪 
月薪 

Medium Frequency

加薪 
薪水 
薪酬 
高薪 
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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