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  1. 束 is the 996th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shu4 - surname Shu
  2. shu4 - to bind/bunch/bundle/classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 束 (shu4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

结束 (結束)

Medium Frequency

 
束缚 (束縛)
无拘无束 (無拘無束)
约束 (約束)

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  1. 缚 is the 2572nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 2 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (ten), (use), (dot), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fu4 - to bind/to tie/Taiwan pr. [fu2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 缚 (fu4): The component 尃 is pronounced as 'fu1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 缚 (fu4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

束缚 (束縛)

Medium Frequency

作茧自缚 (作繭自縛)
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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