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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ten), (mouth), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

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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Meta:

  1. 宫 is the 980th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 51 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gong1 - surname Gong
  2. gong1 - palace/temple/castration (as corporal punishment)/first note in pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
天宫 (天宮)
子宫 (子宮)
 ()
后宫 (後宮)
故宫 (故宮)
皇宫 (皇宮)

Medium Frequency

南宫 (南宮)
宫女 (宮女)
宫崎骏 (宮崎駿)
宫廷 (宮廷)
宫殿 (宮殿)
宫缩 (宮縮)
宫颈 (宮頸)
布达拉宫 (布達拉宮)
文化宫 (文化宮)
王宫 (王宮)
白宫 (白宮)
卢浮宫 (盧浮宮)
行宫 (行宮)
迷宫 (迷宮)
进宫 (進宮)
雍和宫 (雍和宮)
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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