1. 故
  2. 姑
  3. 固
  4. 估
  5. 咕
  6. 辜
  7. 沽
  8. 轱
  9. 軲
  10. 鸪
  11. 鴣
  12. 蛄
  13. 酤

故

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  1. 故 is the 572nd most frequent character.
  2. 故 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 故 appears as a character in 56 words.
  4. 故 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
故 => 古, ⺙
Radical :
故 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), ⺙ (knock)
Graphical :
故 => 一, 丨, 口, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu4 - happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old/friend/therefore/hence/(of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 故 (gu4): The component ⺙ is pronounced as 'pu1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

故事 

Medium Frequency

世故 
事故 
故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)

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故 also appears in:
做

姑

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  1. 姑 is the 992nd most frequent character.
  2. 姑 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 姑 appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. 姑 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
姑 => 女, 古
Radical :
姑 => 女 (woman), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
姑 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - paternal aunt/husband's sister/husband's mother (old)/nun/for the time being (literary)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

大姑 
姑 
姑姑 
姑妈 (姑媽)
灰姑娘 

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姑 also appears in:
菇

固

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  1. 固 is the 891st most frequent character.
  2. 固 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 固 appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. 固 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
固 => 囗, 古
Radical :
固 => 囗 (enclosure), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
固 => 冂, 一, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu4 - hard/strong/solid/sure/assuredly/undoubtedly/of course/indeed/admittedly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 固 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

固执 (固執)
固定 
胆固醇 (膽固醇)

Medium Frequency

凝固 
加固 
固 
固件 
固化 
固执己见 (固執己見)
固守 
固有 
固然 
固体 (固體)
坚固 (堅固)
牢固 
稳固 (穩固)
巩固 (鞏固)
顽固 (頑固)

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固 also appears in:
涸锢崮痼鲴鯝箇祻

估

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  1. 估 is the 1324th most frequent character.
  2. 估 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 估 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 估 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
估 => 亻, 古
Radical :
估 => 亻 (human), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
估 => ㇒, 丨, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - estimate
  2. gu4 - old/second-hand (clothes)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 估 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 估 (gu4): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

估计 (估計)

Medium Frequency

估 
估值 
低估 
评估 (評估)

咕

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  1. 咕 is the 2413th most frequent character.
  2. 咕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 咕 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 咕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
咕 => 口, 古
Radical :
咕 => 口 (mouth), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
咕 => 口, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - onomatopoeia for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 咕 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

咕噜 (咕嚕)
嘀咕 

Medium Frequency

咕 
咕咚 

辜

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  1. 辜 is the 2591st most frequent character.
  2. 辜 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 辜 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 辜 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
辜 => 古, 辛
Radical :
辜 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 辛 (bitter)
Graphical :
辜 => 一, 丨, 口, 一, 丶, 丷, 一, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gu1 - surname Gu
  2. gu1 - crime/sin

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 辜 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

无辜 (無辜)
辜负 (辜負)

Medium Frequency

沽

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  1. 沽 is the 3485th most frequent character.
  2. 沽 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 沽 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 沽 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
沽 => 氵, 古
Radical :
沽 => 氵 (water), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
沽 => ⺀, ㇀, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gu1 - abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)
  2. gu1 - to buy/to sell

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 沽 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

泸沽湖 (瀘沽湖)

Medium Frequency

塘沽 
塘沽区 (塘沽區)
汉沽区 (漢沽區)

轱

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  1. 轱 is the 4725th most frequent character.
  2. 轱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 轱 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 轱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
轱 => 车, 古
Radical :
轱 => 车 (car), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
轱 => 乚, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - wheel/to roll

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 轱 (gu1): The component 车 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 轱 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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軲

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  1. 軲 is the 4725th most frequent character.
  2. 軲 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 軲 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 軲 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
軲 => 車, 古
Radical :
軲 => 車 (car), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
軲 => 二, 丨, 口, 一, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - wheel/to roll

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 軲 (gu1): The component 車 is pronounced as 'ju1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 軲 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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鸪

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  1. 鸪 is the 4974th most frequent character.
  2. 鸪 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鸪 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 鸪 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鸪 => 古, 鸟
Radical :
鸪 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 鸟 (bird)
Graphical :
鸪 => 一, 丨, 口, ㇆, ㇉, 丶, 丶, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - partridge/Francolinus chinensis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鸪 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

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鴣

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  1. 鴣 is the 4974th most frequent character.
  2. 鴣 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鴣 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 鴣 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鴣 => 古, 鳥
Radical :
鴣 => 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 鳥 (bird)
Graphical :
鴣 => 一, 丨, 口, 匚, 一, ㇉, 丶, 一, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - partridge/Francolinus chinensis

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鴣 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

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蛄

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  1. 蛄 is the 4992nd most frequent character.
  2. 蛄 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蛄 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 蛄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蛄 => 虫, 古
Radical :
蛄 => 虫 (insect), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
蛄 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蛄 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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Medium Frequency

蟪蛄 

酤

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  1. 酤 is the 6305th most frequent character.
  2. 酤 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 酤 appears as a character in 0 words.
  4. 酤 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
酤 => 酉, 古
Radical :
酤 => 酉 (wine/alcohol), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
酤 => 一, 丿, 乚, 口, 一, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - to deal in liquors

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酤 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

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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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