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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (ten), (use), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

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

 
捕捉 
捕获 (捕獲)
捕风捉影 (捕風捉影)
被捕 
追捕 
逮捕 

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fish), (lid), (mouth), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing1 - whale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鲸 (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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