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  1. 戈 is the 1693rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 201 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , , ,
Radical :
=> (spear)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ge1 - surname Ge
  2. ge1 - spear

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 戈 (ge1): The component 戈 is pronounced as 'ge1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

戈壁 
泰戈尔 (泰戈爾)

Medium Frequency

伊戈尔 (伊戈爾)
倒戈 
兵戈 
同室操戈 
干戈 
戈壁滩 (戈壁灘)
戈尔 (戈爾)
戈尔巴乔夫 (戈爾巴喬夫)
探戈 
萨拉戈萨 (薩拉戈薩)

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  1. 壁 is the 1378th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (corpse), (mouth), (bitter), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bi4 - wall/rampart

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'bi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 辟 is pronounced as 'pi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 壁 (bi4): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
壁纸 (壁紙)
赤壁 
隔壁 

Medium Frequency

壁画 (壁畫)
壁虎 
戈壁 
墙壁 (牆壁)
面壁 

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Meta:

  1. 灘 is the 2058th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), 廿 (two hands/twenty), (mouth), (line), (human), (two), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tan1 - beach/shoal/CL:片[pian4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 灘 (tan1): The component 難 is pronounced as 'nan2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 灘 (tan1): The component 難 is pronounced as 'nan4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

沙滩 (沙灘)
海滩 (海灘)

Medium Frequency

外滩 (外灘)
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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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