Meta:

  1. 弦 is the 2253rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (dark/profound)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弦 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心弦 
琴弦 

Medium Frequency

三弦 
上弦 
上弦月 
下弦 
下弦月 
和弦 
 
弦外之音 
弦月 
弦乐 (弦樂)
扣人心弦 
断弦 (斷弦)
管弦乐 (管弦樂)

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Meta:

  1. 乐 is the 619th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 157 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (N/A), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Le4 - surname Le
  2. Yue4 - surname Yue
  3. le4 - happy/laugh/cheerful
  4. yue4 - music

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

快乐 (快樂)
 ()
乐园 (樂園)
音乐 (音樂)

Medium Frequency

不亦乐乎 (不亦樂乎)
享乐 (享樂)
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
可口可乐 (可口可樂)
可乐 (可樂)
吃喝玩乐 (吃喝玩樂)
喜怒哀乐 (喜怒哀樂)
喜乐 (喜樂)
娱乐 (娛樂)
家乐福 (家樂福)
快快乐乐 (快快樂樂)
乐事 (樂事)
乐善好施 (樂善好施)
乐器 (樂器)
乐团 (樂團)
乐意 (樂意)
乐于助人 (樂於助人)
乐观 (樂觀)
乐趣 (樂趣)
乐队 (樂隊)
欢乐 (歡樂)
玩乐 (玩樂)
百事可乐 (百事可樂)
音乐会 (音樂會)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.