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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

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

 
更新 

Medium Frequency

更加 

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  1. 衣 is the 724th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 92 words.
  4. appears as a component in 185 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𧘇
Radical :
=> (clothes)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi1 - clothes/CL:件[jian4]
  2. yi4 - to dress/to wear/to put on (clothes)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衣 (yi1): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 衣 (yi1): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 衣 (yi4): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 衣 (yi4): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大衣 
衣服 

Medium Frequency

上衣 
内衣 (內衣)
外衣 
棉衣 
毛衣 
洗衣 
洗衣机 (洗衣機)
睡衣 
穿衣 
薰衣草 
 
衣冠 
衣架 
衣柜 (衣櫃)
衣橱 (衣櫥)
衣物 
衣袖 
衣裙 
衣裳 
衬衣 (襯衣)
风衣 (風衣)

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Meta:

  1. 室 is the 707th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 69 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (arrive)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi4 - surname Shi
  2. shi4 - room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 室 (shi4): The component 至 is pronounced as 'zhi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

教室 
办公室 (辦公室)

Medium Frequency

休息室 
候车室 (候車室)
地下室 
 
室内 (室內)
室友 
室外 
室温 (室溫)
寝室 (寢室)
实验室 (實驗室)
居室 
工作室 
放映室 
更衣室 
会议室 (會議室)
浴室 
温室 (溫室)
画室 (畫室)
皇室 
科室 
卧室 (臥室)
课室 (課室)
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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