1. 支
  2. 枝
  3. 吱
  4. 肢

支

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  1. 支 is the 437th most frequent character.
  2. 支 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 支 appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. 支 appears as a component in 21 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
支 => 十, 又
Radical :
支 => 支 (branch)
Graphical :
支 => 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi1 - surname Zhi
  2. zhi1 - to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money/classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 支 (zhi1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 支 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

支持 

Medium Frequency

支 
支付 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
透支 

Appears In:

支 also appears in:
技支鼓枝翅歧肢妓吱伎岐庋屐芰豉忮跂頍衼蚑鳷

枝

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  1. 枝 is the 1489th most frequent character.
  2. 枝 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 枝 appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. 枝 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
枝 => 木, 支
Radical :
枝 => 木 (tree), 支 (branch)
Graphical :
枝 => 一, 丨, 八, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - branch/classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 枝 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

枝 
荔枝 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Medium Frequency

折枝 
枝叶 (枝葉)
树枝 (樹枝)
花枝 

吱

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  1. 吱 is the 2799th most frequent character.
  2. 吱 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 吱 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 吱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吱 => 口, 支
Radical :
吱 => 口 (mouth), 支 (branch)
Graphical :
吱 => 口, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - creaking or groaning sound (onomatopoeia)
  2. zi1 - (of mice) to squeak/(of small birds) to chirp or peep (onomatopoeia)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吱 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 吱 (zi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吱声 (吱聲)

Medium Frequency

吱 
吱吱声 (吱吱聲)
嘎吱 

肢

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  1. 肢 is the 2330th most frequent character.
  2. 肢 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 肢 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 肢 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
肢 => 月, 支
Radical :
肢 => 月 (moon), 支 (branch)
Graphical :
肢 => 冂, 二, 一, 丨, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - limb

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 肢 (zhi1): The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

肢 

Medium Frequency

下肢 
四肢 
截肢 
肢体 (肢體)
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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