Meta:

  1. 效 is the 551st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (lid), (eight/divide), (N/A), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao4 - to imitate
  2. xiao4 - effect/efficacy/to imitate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 效 (xiao4): The component 交 is pronounced as 'jiao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

效果 
有效 

Medium Frequency

 ()
功效 
失效 
成效 
效应 (效應)
效率 
效益 
有效期 
无效 (無效)
特效 
生效 
疗效 (療效)
绩效 (績效)
见效 (見效)
音效 
高效 

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Meta:

  1. 应 is the 144th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 81 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广, No glyph available
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), (small), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ying4 - surname Ying
  2. ying1 - to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to
  3. ying4 - to answer/to respond/to comply with/to deal or cope with

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 应 (ying1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 应 (ying4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一呼百应 (一呼百應)
反应 (反應)
 ()
应用 (應用)
应该 (應該)
答应 (答應)
适应 (適應)

Medium Frequency

供应 (供應)
供应商 (供應商)
呼应 (呼應)
回应 (回應)
报应 (報應)
对应 (對應)
得心应手 (得心應手)
感应 (感應)
应付 (應付)
应对 (應對)
应急 (應急)
应景 (應景)
应有尽有 (應有盡有)
应当 (應當)
应聘 (應聘)
应聘者 (應聘者)
应试 (應試)
应变 (應變)
应酬 (應酬)
应验 (應驗)
效应 (效應)
相应 (相應)
响应 (響應)
顺应 (順應)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.