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. 外 is the 131st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 190 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (evening/unset), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wai4 - outside/in addition/foreign/external

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

另外 
 
外套 
外婆 
外面 
意外 

Medium Frequency

中外 
之外 
九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
以外 
例外 
内外 (內外)
分外 
国内外 (國內外)
国外 (國外)
外交 
外交部 
外人 
外来 (外來)
外传 (外傳)
外公 
外出 
外加 
外包 
外汇 (外匯)
外向 
外国 (外國)
外国人 (外國人)
外在 
外地 
外媒 
外形 
外星人 
外壳 (外殼)
外滩 (外灘)
外甥 
外甥女 
外界 
外科 
外号 (外號)
外衣 
外表 
外观 (外觀)
外语 (外語)
外貌 
外贸 (外貿)
外卖 (外賣)
外遇 
外边 (外邊)
外部 
外露 
外头 (外頭)
室外 
对外 (對外)
屋外 
往外 
户外 (戶外)
格外 
此外 
海外 
紫外线 (紫外線)
老外 
号外 (號外)
野外 
门外 (門外)
除外 
额外 (額外)

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Meta:

  1. 之 is the 44th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𪜋,
Radical :
=> (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 之 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
之前 
之后 (之後)

Medium Frequency

一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之一 
之上 
之下 
之中 
之内 (之內)
之外 
之所以 
之间 (之間)
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
总之 (總之)

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Meta:

  1. 音 is the 540th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 126 words.
  4. appears as a component in 36 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sound)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yin1 - sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable/reading (phonetic value of a character)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 音 (yin1): The component 音 is pronounced as 'yin1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

声音 (聲音)
语音 (語音)
 
音乐 (音樂)

Medium Frequency

五音不全 
低音 
口音 
嗓音 
噪音 
回音 
定音 
影音 
拼音 
播音 
收音机 (收音機)
波音 
发音 (發音)
知音 
福音 
观世音 (觀世音)
观音 (觀音)
谐音 (諧音)
走音 
轻音乐 (輕音樂)
乡音 (鄉音)
配音 
录音 (錄音)
隔音 
电音 (電音)
静音 (靜音)
音效 
音乐家 (音樂家)
音乐厅 (音樂廳)
音乐会 (音樂會)
音乐节 (音樂節)
音符 
音箱 
音色 
音讯 (音訊)
音译 (音譯)
音质 (音質)
音速 
音量 
音响 (音響)
音频 (音頻)
颤音 (顫音)
高音 
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.