1. 或
  2. 许

或

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  1. 或 is the 160th most frequent character.
  2. 或 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 或 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 或 appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
或 => 戓, 一
Radical :
或 => 戈 (spear), 口 (mouth), 一 (one)
Graphical :
或 => 戈, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huo4 - maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

或 

Medium Frequency

或是 
或者 
或许 (或許)

Appears In:

或 also appears in:
域惑阈蜮馘聝閾

许

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Meta:

  1. 许 is the 263rd most frequent character.
  2. 许 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 许 appears as a character in 37 words.
  4. 许 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
许 => 讠, 午
Radical :
许 => 讠 (speech), 干 (dry), ㇒ (N/A)
Graphical :
许 => ㇊, 丶, 一, 一, 丨, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xu3 - surname Xu
  2. xu3 - to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 许 (xu3): The component 午 is pronounced as 'wu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

也许 (也許)
或许 (或許)
许多 (許多)

Medium Frequency

不许 (不許)
些许 (些許)
允许 (允許)
少许 (少許)
许 (許)
许下 (許下)
许久 (許久)
许愿 (許願)

Appears In:

许 also appears in:
浒
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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