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  1. 日 is the 101st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 197 words.
  4. appears as a component in 664 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ri4 - sun/day/date, day of the month/abbr. for 日本 Japan

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 日 (ri4): The component 日 is pronounced as 'ri4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今日 
 
日子 
生日 

Medium Frequency

假日 
即日 
向日葵 
夏日 
工作日 
平日 
往日 
成日 
日出 
日前 
日报 (日報)
日夜 
日常 
日式 
日后 (日後)
日日 
日历 (日曆)
日期 
日本 
日本人 
日照 
日落 
日记 (日記)
日志 (日誌)
日语 (日語)
早日 
明日 
昔日 
星期日 
昨日 
末日 
烈日 
节日 (節日)
纪念日 (紀念日)
近日 
周日 (週日)

Appears In:

also appears in:
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  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)
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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