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  1. 底 is the 543rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (clan), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. de5 - (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
  2. di3 - background/bottom/base/the end of a period of time/towards the end of (last month)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 底 (de5): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  8. Pronunciation clue for 底 (di3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

到底 
 
彻底 (徹底)

Medium Frequency

平底 
年底 
底下 
底气 (底氣)
底片 
底线 (底線)
底部 
心底 
打底 
歇斯底里 
海底 
粉底 
卧底 (臥底)

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Meta:

  1. 层 is the 698th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (two), (private)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ceng2 - layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey/classifier for layers/repeated/sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)
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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