1. 更
  2. 加

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

加

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Meta:

  1. 加 is the 166th most frequent character.
  2. 加 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 加 appears as a character in 162 words.
  4. 加 appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
加 => 力, 口
Radical :
加 => 力 (power/force), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
加 => ㇆, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jia1 - abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]
  2. jia1 - to add/plus

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

加 
加入 
加油 
参加 (參加)
增加 
更加 

Medium Frequency

加上 
加以 
加倍 
加大 
加州 
加工 
加强 (加強)
加快 
加拿大 
加油站 
加深 
加热 (加熱)
加班 
加盟 
加薪 
加号 (加號)
加速 
加重 
加点 (加點)
外加 
新加坡 
添加 
芝加哥 

Appears In:

加 also appears in:
架驾贺咖迦伽茄枷袈痂珈跏笳哿賀駕鴐
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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