Meta:

  1. 掌 is the 888th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (small), (cover), (mouth), (hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhang3 - palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to hold in one's hand/to wield

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
掌控 

Medium Frequency

仙人掌 
八卦掌 
巴掌 
手掌 
掌心 
掌握 
掌柜 (掌櫃)
掌声 (掌聲)
熊掌 
脚掌 (腳掌)
鼓掌 

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Meta:

  1. 控 is the 778th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (cave), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kong4 - to accuse/to charge/to control/to sue

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 空 is pronounced as 'kong1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 空 is pronounced as 'kong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 控 (kong4): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

掌控 
 
控制 

Medium Frequency

失控 
控股 
操控 
监控 (監控)
调控 (調控)
遥控 (遙控)
遥控器 (遙控器)
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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