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  1. 扣 is the 1623rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kou4 - to fasten/to button/button/buckle/knot/to arrest/to confiscate/to deduct (money)/discount/to knock/to smash or spike (a ball)/to cover (with a bowl etc)/fig. to tag a label on sb
  2. kou4 - button

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 扣 (kou4): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

不折不扣 
克扣 (剋扣)
回扣 
扣上 
扣人心弦 
扣分 
扣篮 (扣籃)
扣肉 
扣除 
折扣 
搭扣 
纽扣 (紐扣)
紧扣 (緊扣)
扣子 (釦子)

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Meta:

  1. 除 is the 464th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (town), (human), (dry), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chu2 - to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out/to divide/except/not including

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 除 (chu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 除 (chu2): The component 阝 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

除了 
除夕 

Medium Frequency

删除 (刪除)
去除 
扫除 (掃除)
排除 
消除 
清除 
解除 
 
除去 
除外 
除非 

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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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