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  1. 朝 is the 593rd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ten), (sun/day), (ten), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Chao2 - abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
  2. chao2 - imperial or royal court/government/dynasty/reign of a sovereign or emperor/court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor/to make a pilgrimage to/facing/towards
  3. zhao1 - morning

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 朝 (zhao1): The component 龺 is pronounced as 'zhuo2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

今朝 
天朝 
 
朝鲜 (朝鮮)

Medium Frequency

元朝 
南朝 
唐朝 
宋朝 
明朝 
有朝一日 
朝代 
朝前 
朝向 
朝夕 
朝天 
朝廷 
朝思暮想 
朝拜 
朝日 
朝朝暮暮 
朝气 (朝氣)
朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃)
朝圣 (朝聖)
朝着 (朝著)
朝野 
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
朝露 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
清朝 
汉朝 (漢朝)
王朝 
皇朝 
秦朝 

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  1. 代 is the 174th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (arrow)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dai4 - to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace/generation/dynasty/age/period/(historical) era/(geological) eon

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
代表 
古代 
年代 
时代 (時代)
现代 (現代)

Medium Frequency

世代 
交代 
代价 (代價)
代名词 (代名詞)
代替 
代沟 (代溝)
代理 
代码 (代碼)
代考 
代表团 (代表團)
代言 
代言人 
代谢 (代謝)
代购 (代購)
取代 
后代 (後代)
新生代 
新陈代谢 (新陳代謝)
替代 
朝代 
现代化 (現代化)
当代 (當代)
马尔代夫 (馬爾代夫)

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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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