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  1. 抵 is the 1117th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 21 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (clan), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. di3 - to press against/to support/to prop up/to resist/to equal/to balance/to make up for/to mortgage/to arrive

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抵 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 抵 (di3): The component 氐 is pronounced as 'di3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 抵 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 抵 (di3): The component 氏 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 抵 (di3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
抵达 (抵達)

Medium Frequency

大抵 
抵制 
抵抗 
抵抗力 
抵押 
抵挡 (抵擋)
抵用券 
抵御 (抵禦)
抵触 (抵觸)

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  1. 擋 is the 1930th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (small), (cover), (mouth), (field)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dang3 - to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a blow)/to get in the way of/cover/gear
  2. dang4 - to arrange/to put in order

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 擋 (dang3): The component 當 is pronounced as 'dang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 擋 (dang3): The component 當 is pronounced as 'dang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 擋 (dang4): The component 當 is pronounced as 'dang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 擋 (dang4): The component 當 is pronounced as 'dang4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

抵挡 (抵擋)
挡住 (擋住)
遮挡 (遮擋)
阻挡 (阻擋)
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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