1. 怎
  2. 麼
  3. 回
  4. 事

怎

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Meta:

  1. 怎 is the 382nd most frequent character.
  2. 怎 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 怎 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 怎 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
怎 => 乍, 心
Radical :
怎 => 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 丨 (line), 二 (two), 心 (heart)
Graphical :
怎 => 丿, 一, 丨, 二, 𠁼, ㇃

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zen3 - how

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

怎么 (怎麼)

Medium Frequency

怎 
怎样 (怎樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)

麼

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Meta:

  1. 麼 is the 63rd most frequent character.
  2. 麼 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 麼 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 麼 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
麼 => 麻, 幺
Radical :
麼 => 麻 (hemp), 幺 (short/tiny)
Graphical :
麼 => 厂, 丶, 林, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma2 - exclamatory final particle
  2. ma5 - interrogative final particle
  3. me5 - suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
  4. mo2 - tiny/insignificant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (ma2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (ma5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (me5): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 麼 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Medium Frequency

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

回

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Meta:

  1. 回 is the 172nd most frequent character.
  2. 回 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 回 appears as a character in 129 words.
  4. 回 appears as a component in 40 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
回 => 囗
Radical :
回 => 回 (N/A)
Graphical :
回 => 回

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hui2 - to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts of a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)
  2. hui2 - to curve/to return/to revolve

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 回 (hui2): The component 回 is pronounced as 'hui2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

回 
回来 (回來)
回到 
回家 
回忆 (回憶)

Medium Frequency

来回 (來回)
回事 
回去 
回合 
回味 
回国 (回國)
回报 (回報)
回复 (回復)
回想 
回应 (回應)
回归 (回歸)
回眸 
回答 
回访 (回訪)
回头 (回頭)
回顾 (回顧)
回馈 (回饋)
回首 
带回 (帶回)
怎么回事 (怎麼回事)
找回 
挽回 
轮回 (輪回)

Appears In:

回 also appears in:
回墙颤擅鄙禀徊凛檀啬蔷蛔穑洄懔嬗樯茴廪嫱膻檩澶迴羶襢饘稟鹯邅顫鳣鱣驙鮰薔繬穯鸇艢

事

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Meta:

  1. 事 is the 58th most frequent character.
  2. 事 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 事 appears as a character in 218 words.
  4. 事 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
事 => No glyph available, 亅
Radical :
事 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), ⺺ (brush), 亅 (hook)
Graphical :
事 => 一, 丨, 口, 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, 亅

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - matter/thing/item/work/affair/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 事 (shi4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 事 (shi4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

事 
事情 
故事 

Medium Frequency

世事 
事事 
事件 
事先 
事儿 (事兒)
事务 (事務)
事实 (事實)
事后 (事後)
事故 
事业 (事業)
事业有成 (事業有成)
事物 
事变 (事變)
事项 (事項)
人事 
做事 
共事 
凡事 
出事 
刑事 
同事 
喜事 
回事 
坏事 (壞事)
小事 
屁事 
往事 
从事 (從事)
心事 
怎么回事 (怎麼回事)
懂事 
找事 
本事 
乐事 (樂事)
没事 (沒事)
无所事事 (無所事事)
烦心事 (煩心事)
琐事 (瑣事)
当事人 (當事人)
糗事 
万事 (萬事)
万事如意 (萬事如意)
董事长 (董事長)
处事 (處事)
行事 
诸事 (諸事)
赛事 (賽事)
军事 (軍事)
办事 (辦事)
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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