1. 更
  2. 名

更

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  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

名

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Meta:

  1. 名 is the 203rd most frequent character.
  2. 名 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 名 appears as a character in 200 words.
  4. 名 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
名 => 夕, 口
Radical :
名 => 夕 (evening/unset), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
名 => 夕, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ming2 - name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)/famous/classifier for people

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名 
名字 
成名 
排名 

Medium Frequency

出名 
取名 
名人 
名利 
名叫 
名单 (名單)
名将 (名將)
名片 
名牌 
名状 (名狀)
名称 (名稱)
名义 (名義)
名言 
名词 (名詞)
命名 
报名 (報名)
姓名 
实名制 (實名制)
提名 
改名 
更名 
有名 
无名指 (無名指)
知名 
签名 (簽名)
茂名 
莫名 
莫名其妙 
著名 
点名 (點名)

Appears In:

名 also appears in:
铭茗酩眳銘詺
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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