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  1. 暗 is the 827th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark
  2. an4 - to close (a door)/to eclipse/muddled/stupid/ignorant/variant of 暗[an4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

暗恋 (暗戀)
黑暗 

Medium Frequency

昏暗 
 
暗中 
暗地 
暗暗 
暗淡 
暗示 
暗算 
暗自 
暗藏 
暗号 (暗號)
柳暗花明 
灰暗 
阴暗 (陰暗)

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Meta:

  1. 示 is the 425th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 179 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - to show/to reveal

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 示 (shi4): The component 示 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

提示 
表示 
显示 (顯示)

Medium Frequency

出示 
启示 (啟示)
展示 
指示 
暗示 
演示 
 
示范 (示範)
预示 (預示)
显示器 (顯示器)
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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