1. 強
  2. 硬

強

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Meta:

  1. 強 is the 292nd most frequent character.
  2. 強 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 強 appears as a character in 92 words.
  4. 強 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
強 => 弓, 𧈧
Radical :
強 => 弓 (bow), 厶 (private), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
強 => 匚, ㇉, ㇛, 丶, 口, 丨, 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qiang2 - surname Qiang
  2. jiang4 - stubborn/unyielding
  3. qiang2 - strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vigorous/violent/best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]
  4. qiang3 - to force/to compel/to strive/to make an effort

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚强 (堅強)
增强 (增強)
强 (強)
强化 (強化)
强大 (強大)
强奸 (強姦)
强烈 (強烈)
强盗 (強盜)

Medium Frequency

倔强 (倔強)
加强 (加強)
勉强 (勉強)
强健 (強健)
强制 (強制)
强力 (強力)
强加 (強加)
强劲 (強勁)
强势 (強勢)
强壮 (強壯)
强度 (強度)
强忍 (強忍)
强悍 (強悍)
强求 (強求)
强硬 (強硬)
强行 (強行)
强调 (強調)
强迫 (強迫)
强迫症 (強迫症)
牵强 (牽強)
发奋图强 (發奮圖強)
自强 (自強)
顽强 (頑強)

硬

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Meta:

  1. 硬 is the 1168th most frequent character.
  2. 硬 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 硬 appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. 硬 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
硬 => 石, 更
Radical :
硬 => 石 (stone), 一 (one), 日 (sun/day), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
硬 => 一, 丿, 口, 一, 口, 一, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ying4 - hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)/able (person)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 硬 (ying4): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

硬 

Medium Frequency

僵硬 
嘴硬 
坚硬 (堅硬)
强硬 (強硬)
生硬 
硬件 
硬化 
硬币 (硬幣)
硬座 
硬撑 (硬撐)
硬是 
硬朗 
硬汉 (硬漢)
硬生生 
硬盘 (硬盤)
硬卧 (硬臥)
硬邦邦 
肝硬化 
变硬 (變硬)
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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