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  1. 掩 is the 1512th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (big), (sun/day), (line), (second)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan3 - to cover up/to close/to surprise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

掩盖 (掩蓋)
掩饰 (掩飾)

Medium Frequency

 
掩埋 
掩藏 
掩护 (掩護)
遮掩 

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  1. 藏 is the 905th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (split wood), (cliff), (spear), (minister/official)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zang4 - Tibet/Xizang 西藏
  2. cang2 - to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store/to collect
  3. zang4 - storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 藏 (cang2): The component 臧 is pronounced as 'zang1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 藏 (cang2): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 藏 (cang2): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'chang3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 藏 (zang4): The component 臧 is pronounced as 'zang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 藏 (zang4): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'chang3'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

收藏 
 
隐藏 (隱藏)

Medium Frequency

冷藏 
埋藏 
宝藏 (寶藏)
捉迷藏 
掩藏 
暗藏 
珍藏 
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
藏族 
藏獒 
蕴藏 (蘊藏)
西藏 
躲藏 
青藏 

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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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