1. 捕
  2. 鯨

捕

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  1. 捕 is the 1310th most frequent character.
  2. 捕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 捕 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 捕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
捕 => 扌, 甫
Radical :
捕 => 扌 (hand), 十 (ten), 用 (use), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
捕 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 冂, 二, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bu3 - to catch/to seize/to capture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 捕 (bu3): The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fu3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 捕 (bu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

捕鱼 (捕魚)

Medium Frequency

捕 
捕捉 
捕获 (捕獲)
捕风捉影 (捕風捉影)
被捕 
追捕 
逮捕 

鯨

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  1. 鯨 is the 2612th most frequent character.
  2. 鯨 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鯨 appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. 鯨 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鯨 => 魚, 京
Radical :
鯨 => 魚 (fish), 亠 (lid), 口 (mouth), 小 (small)
Graphical :
鯨 => ⺈, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 灬, 一, 丶, 口, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing1 - whale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鯨 (jing1): The component 京 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

白鲸 (白鯨)
鲸鱼 (鯨魚)

Medium Frequency

捕鲸 (捕鯨)
蓝鲸 (藍鯨)
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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