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  1. 幹 is the 353rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (sun/day), (ten), (human), (dry)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gan4 - tree trunk/main part of sth/to manage/to work/to do/capable/cadre/to kill (slang)/to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 幹 (gan4): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 幹 (gan4): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
干嘛 (幹嘛)
干什么 (幹甚麼)

Medium Frequency

干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干活 (幹活)
干练 (幹練)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)

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Meta:

  1. 嘛 is the 1626th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (hemp)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma5 - modal particle indicating that sth is obvious/particle indicating a pause for emphasis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 嘛 (ma5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

干嘛 (幹嘛)
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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