1. 更
  2. 上
  3. 一
  4. 層
  5. 樓

更

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Meta:

  1. 更 is the 221st most frequent character.
  2. 更 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 更 appears as a character in 28 words.
  4. 更 appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
更 => 一, No glyph available
Radical :
更 => 一 (one), 日 (sun/day), 丨 (line), 乂 (N/A)
Graphical :
更 => 一, 口, 一, 丨, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. geng1 - to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided/watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
  2. geng4 - more/even more/further/still/still more

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 更 (geng1): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gun3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 更 (geng4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'gun3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

更 
更新 

Medium Frequency

更加 

Appears In:

更 also appears in:
便硬梗哽埂粳鲠绠筻鯁骾

上

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  1. 上 is the 16th most frequent character.
  2. 上 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 上 appears as a character in 254 words.
  4. 上 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
上 => ⺊, 一
Radical :
上 => ⺊ (divination), 一 (one)
Graphical :
上 => 丨, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shang3 - see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  2. shang4 - on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)

Appears In:

上 also appears in:
让卡忐

一

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  1. 一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
  2. 一 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 一 appears as a character in 433 words.
  4. 一 appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
一 => 一
Radical :
一 => 一 (one)
Graphical :
一 => 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

一 
一下 
一起 

Medium Frequency

一一 
一下子 
一些 
一切 
一半 
一同 
一呼百应 (一呼百應)
一大早 
一如既往 
一定 
一手 
一旦 
一早 
一时 (一時)
一会 (一會)
一会儿 (一會兒)
一月 
一样 (一樣)
一生 
一直 
一举 (一舉)
一般 
一路 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一边 (一邊)
一点 (一點)
一点点 (一點點)
之一 
初一 
唯一 
在一起 
第一 
周一 (週一)

Appears In:

一 also appears in:
一上大子下天本开日无与长十工三正业两二或更再马五且王万干士未百亚土七卫互丽鱼画灭丝末丁乌鸟旦曰丛戈丘丙兀歹丞廿亟丕皿亘戌卅闩韭弋豕匚靣襾

層

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  1. 層 is the 698th most frequent character.
  2. 層 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 層 appears as a character in 51 words.
  4. 層 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
層 => 尸, 曾
Radical :
層 => 尸 (corpse), 丷 (eight/divide), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line), 丷 (eight/divide), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
層 => 丨, 匚, 丷, 口, 丨, 丷, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ceng2 - layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey/classifier for layers/repeated/sheaf (math.)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 層 (ceng2): The component 曾 is pronounced as 'ceng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 層 (ceng2): The component 曾 is pronounced as 'zeng1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

层 (層)
层次 (層次)

Medium Frequency

上层 (上層)
下层 (下層)
中层 (中層)
内层 (內層)
分层 (分層)
单层 (單層)
基层 (基層)
外层 (外層)
大气层 (大氣層)
夹层 (夾層)
层出不穷 (層出不窮)
层层 (層層)
层楼 (層樓)
层叠 (層疊)
层级 (層級)
层面 (層面)
岩层 (岩層)
岩层 (巖層)
底层 (底層)
断层 (斷層)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼层 (樓層)
深层 (深層)
皮层 (皮層)
表层 (表層)
阶层 (階層)
双层 (雙層)
云层 (雲層)
顶层 (頂層)
领导层 (領導層)
高层 (高層)

樓

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  1. 樓 is the 874th most frequent character.
  2. 樓 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 樓 appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. 樓 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
樓 => 木, 婁
Radical :
樓 => 木 (tree), 口 (mouth), 十 (ten), No glyph available, 女 (woman)
Graphical :
樓 => 一, 丨, 八, 口, 一, 丨, 中, ㇛, 一, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lou2 - house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 樓 (lou2): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

楼 (樓)
楼下 (樓下)

Medium Frequency

上楼 (上樓)
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
土楼 (土樓)
城楼 (城樓)
大楼 (大樓)
写字楼 (寫字樓)
教学楼 (教學樓)
更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
楼上 (樓上)
楼层 (樓層)
楼市 (樓市)
楼房 (樓房)
楼梯 (樓梯)
楼梯口 (樓梯口)
楼盘 (樓盤)
楼台 (樓臺)
楼道 (樓道)
楼顶 (樓頂)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)
茶楼 (茶樓)
跳楼 (跳樓)
办公楼 (辦公樓)
酒楼 (酒樓)
钟楼 (鐘樓)
阁楼 (閣樓)
顶楼 (頂樓)
高楼 (高樓)
黄鹤楼 (黃鶴樓)
鼓楼 (鼓樓)
鼓楼区 (鼓樓區)
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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