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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (branch)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

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

 
支付 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
透支 

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Meta:

  1. 招 is the 939th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (knife), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao1 - to recruit/to provoke/to beckon/to incur/to infect/contagious/a move (chess)/a maneuver/device/trick/to confess

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 招 (zhao1): The component 召 is pronounced as 'zhao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 招 (zhao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
招呼 
招聘 
招财 (招財)

Medium Frequency

打招呼 
招人 
招来 (招來)
招兵买马 (招兵買馬)
招募 
招商 
招展 
招式 
招待 
招惹 
招手 
招摇 (招搖)
招数 (招數)
招架 
招标 (招標)
招牌 
招生 
招聘会 (招聘會)
支招 
绝招 (絕招)
高招 
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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