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  1. 志 is the 542nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 57 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (scholar), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi4 - aspiration/ambition/the will
  2. zhi4 - sign/mark/to record/to write a footnote

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 志 (zhi4): The component 士 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

励志 (勵志)
同志 
志同道合 
志趣 
日志 (日誌)
标志 (標誌)
杂志 (雜誌)

Medium Frequency

丧志 (喪志)
墓志铭 (墓誌銘)
壮志 (壯志)
大志 
徐志摩 
得志 (得誌)
心志 
 
志向 
志气 (志氣)
志愿 (志願)
志愿者 (志願者)
意志 
意志力 
立志 
罗志祥 (羅志祥)
斗志 (鬥志)

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  1. 向 is the 146th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xiang4 - surname Xiang
  2. xiang4 - towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to side with/shortly before/formerly/always/all along

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
方向 

Medium Frequency

一向 
倾向 (傾向)
内向 (內向)
向上 
向下 
向来 (向來)
向前 
向右 
向日葵 
向往 (嚮往)
走向 
转向 (轉向)
面向 (面嚮)
风向 (風向)

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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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