Meta:

  1. 弹 is the 631st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (eight/divide), (upside down box), (two), (line), (ten)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dan4 - crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball
  2. tan2 - to pluck (a string)/to play (a string instrument)/to spring or leap/to shoot (e.g. with a catapult)/(of cotton) to fluff or tease/to flick/to flip/to accuse/to impeach/elastic (of materials)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弹 (dan4): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 弹 (tan2): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反弹 (反彈)
子弹 (子彈)
 ()
弹力 (彈力)
弹性 (彈性)
炸弹 (炸彈)

Medium Frequency

中弹 (中彈)
催泪弹 (催淚彈)
动弹 (動彈)
动弹不得 (動彈不得)
原子弹 (原子彈)
实弹 (實彈)
导弹 (導彈)
弹丸 (彈丸)
弹出 (彈出)
弹匣 (彈匣)
弹唱 (彈唱)
弹奏 (彈奏)
弹弓 (彈弓)
弹指 (彈指)
弹珠 (彈珠)
弹琴 (彈琴)
弹尽粮绝 (彈盡糧絕)
弹簧 (彈簧)
弹药 (彈藥)
弹跳 (彈跳)
弹道 (彈道)
弹雨 (彈雨)
弹头 (彈頭)
手榴弹 (手榴彈)
核弹 (核彈)
炮弹 (炮彈)
照明弹 (照明彈)
防弹 (防彈)

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Meta:

  1. 指 is the 261st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 87 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (spoon), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend on/to count on/(of hair) to stand on end

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 旨 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bi3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 指 (zhi3): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手指 
 
指数 (指數)
指甲 

Medium Frequency

中指 
大拇指 
戒指 
手指头 (手指頭)
拇指 
指令 
指出 
指南 
指向 
指定 
指导 (指導)
指尖 
指引 
指手画脚 (指手畫腳)
指挥 (指揮)
指教 
指望 
指标 (指標)
指甲油 
指示 
指纹 (指紋)
指责 (指責)
指路 
指针 (指針)
指头 (指頭)
指点 (指點)
无名指 (無名指)
股指 
食指 
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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