Meta:

  1. 最 is the 139th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 18 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (say), (ear), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zui4 - most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

最好 
最后 (最後)
最新 
最终 (最終)
最近 

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Meta:

  1. 新 is the 161st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 199 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (ten), (small), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xin1 - abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
  2. xin1 - new/newly/meso- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 亲 is pronounced as 'qin1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 新 (xin1): The component 斤 is pronounced as 'jin1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
新年 
新浪 
更新 

Medium Frequency

全新 
刷新 
创新 (創新)
新人 
新加坡 
新娘 
新婚 
新手 
新春 
新款 
新欢 (新歡)
新浪网 (新浪網)
新版 
新生 
新疆 
新闻 (新聞)
新郎 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
新鲜 (新鮮)
最新 
清新 
迎新 
重新 

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also appears in:
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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