Meta:

  1. 必 is the 248th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (heart), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> 𠁼, , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi4 - certainly/must/will/necessarily

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
必须 (必須)

Medium Frequency

何必 
必备 (必備)
必胜客 (必勝客)
必定 
必然 
必要 
必需品 
未必 

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Meta:

  1. 须 is the 444th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bristle/beard), (leaf)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu1 - must/to have to/to wait
  2. xu1 - beard/mustache/feeler (of an insect etc)/tassel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

必须 (必須)

Medium Frequency

无须 (無須)
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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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