1. 持
  2. 续

持

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Meta:

  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)

续

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Meta:

  1. 续 is the 552nd most frequent character.
  2. 续 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 续 appears as a character in 32 words.
  4. 续 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
续 => 纟, 卖
Radical :
续 => 纟 (silk), 十 (ten), ㇖ (N/A), 大 (big), ⺀ (dot)
Graphical :
续 => ㇛, 一, 一, 丨, ㇖, 人, 一, ⺀

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu4 - to continue/to replenish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

继续 (繼續)
连续 (連續)

Medium Frequency

延续 (延續)
持续 (持續)
续 (續)
续集 (續集)
连续剧 (連續劇)
陆续 (陸續)
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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