Meta:

  1. 按 is the 573rd 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), (roof), (woman)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author) to make a comment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 按 (an4): The component 安 is pronounced as 'an1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
按摩 
按键 (按鍵)

Medium Frequency

按压 (按壓)
按时 (按時)
按照 
按钮 (按鈕)

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Meta:

  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 昭 is pronounced as 'zhao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.