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  1. 折 is the 1129th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 57 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. she2 - to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss
  2. zhe1 - to turn sth over/to turn upside-down/to tip sth out (of a container)
  3. zhe2 - to break/to fracture/to snap/to suffer loss/to bend/to twist/to turn/to change direction/convinced/to convert into (currency)/discount/rebate/tenth (in price)/classifier for theatrical scenes/to fold/accounts book
  4. zhe2 - variant of 折[zhe2]/to fold

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 折 (she2): The component 扌 is pronounced as 'shou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
折磨 
折腾 (折騰)
挫折 

Medium Frequency

夭折 
存折 
打折 
折射 
折扣 
折断 (折斷)
折服 
折叠 (折疊)
折纸 (摺紙)
曲折 
波折 
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
骨折 

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Meta:

  1. 射 is the 702nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 63 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (body), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> 𠂎, , , 丿, 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. she4 - to shoot/to launch/to allude to/radio- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 射 (she4): The component 身 is pronounced as 'shen1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
射手 
射手座 

Medium Frequency

反射 
四射 
射击 (射擊)
投射 
折射 
放射 
映射 
注射 
照射 
发射 (發射)
辐射 (輻射)

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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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