1. 强
  2. 弩
  3. 之
  4. 末

强

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  1. 强 is the 292nd most frequent character.
  2. 强 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 强 appears as a character in 92 words.
  4. 强 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
强 => 弓, 虽
Radical :
强 => 弓 (bow), 口 (mouth), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
强 => 匚, ㇉, 口, 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)

Appears In:

强 also appears in:
犟襁镪糨謽

弩

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  1. 弩 is the 3464th most frequent character.
  2. 弩 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 弩 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 弩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弩 => 奴, 弓
Radical :
弩 => 女 (woman), 又 (right hand), 弓 (bow)
Graphical :
弩 => ㇛, 一, 丿, ㇇, ㇏, 匚, ㇉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nu3 - cross-bow

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弩 (nu3): The component 奴 is pronounced as 'nu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 弩 (nu3): The component 女 is pronounced as 'nu:3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 弩 (nu3): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張)

Medium Frequency

弓弩 
强弩之末 (強弩之末)

之

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

Decomposition:

Once :
之 => 𪜋, ㇝
Radical :
之 => 王 (jade), 丶 (dot), 戈 (spear), ㇝ (N/A)
Graphical :
之 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, ㇝

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 
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)

Appears In:

之 also appears in:
乏芝

末

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  1. 末 is the 1162nd most frequent character.
  2. 末 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 末 appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. 末 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
末 => 木, 一
Radical :
末 => 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
末 => 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mo4 - tip/end/final stage/latter part/inessential detail/powder/dust/opera role of old man

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 末 (mo4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

期末 
末 
末日 
周末 (週末)

Medium Frequency

年末 
末路 
岁末 (歲末)
粉末 
肉末 
芥末 

Appears In:

末 also appears in:
抹沫袜茉秣靺眜粖
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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