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  1. 徐 is the 1311th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (human), (dry), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xu2 - surname Xu
  2. xu2 - slowly/gently

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 徐 (xu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 徐 (xu2): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

徐州 
徐志摩 

Medium Frequency

 
徐克 
徐汇区 (徐匯區)
徐家汇 (徐家匯)
徐州市 
徐徐 
徐闻 (徐聞)
林则徐 (林則徐)
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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