1. 持
  2. 久

持

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  1. 持 is the 357th most frequent character.
  2. 持 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 持 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 持 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
持 => 扌, 寺
Radical :
持 => 扌 (hand), 土 (earth), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
持 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 一, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi2 - to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 持 (chi2): The component 寺 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Medium Frequency

主持 
主持人 
保持 
持 
持续 (持續)
维持 (維持)

久

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  1. 久 is the 636th most frequent character.
  2. 久 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 久 appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. 久 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
久 => 勹, ㇏
Radical :
久 => 勹 (wrap), ㇏ (N/A)
Graphical :
久 => ㇆, ㇒, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jiu3 - (long) time/(long) duration of time

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

久 
好久 

Medium Frequency

不久 
久久 
久违 (久違)
久远 (久遠)
多久 
天长地久 (天長地久)
恒久 (恆久)
持久 
永久 
许久 (許久)
长久 (長久)

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久 also appears in:
疚灸玖羑
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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