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  1. 板 is the 928th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 104 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (cliff), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban3 - board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)/CL:塊|块[kuai4]/accented beat in Chinese music/hard/stiff/to stop smiling or look serious
  2. ban3 - see 老闆|老板, boss
  3. pan4 - to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 板 (ban3): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 板 (pan4): The component 反 is pronounced as 'fan3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

平板 
模板 
老板 (老闆)

Medium Frequency

主板 
刻板 
叫板 
呆板 
地板 
天花板 
木板 
 
板凳 
板块 (板塊)
板子 
板栗 
板鸭 (板鴨)
死板 
滑板 
白板 
篮板 (籃板)
纸板 (紙板)
老板娘 
脚板 (腳板)
踏板 
身板 
钢板 (鋼板)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
面板 (麵板)
黑板 

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  1. 上 is the 16th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 254 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (divination), (one)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shang3 - see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  2. shang4 - on top/upon/above/upper/previous/first (of multiple parts)/to climb/to get onto/to go up/to attend (class or university)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
上班 
早上 
晚上 

Medium Frequency

上下 
上来 (上來)
上传 (上傳)
上午 
上去 
上司 
上天 
上学 (上學)
上市 
上帝 
上床 
上升 (上昇)
上映 
上海 
上演 
上涨 (上漲)
上火 
上班族 
上瘾 (上癮)
上网 (上網)
上线 (上線)
上街 
上课 (上課)
上路 
上身 
上车 (上車)
上辈子 (上輩子)
上门 (上門)
上面 
世上 
以上 
加上 
史上 
向上 
地上 
基本上 
天上 
实际上 (實際上)
爱上 (愛上)
戴上 
楼上 (樓上)
海上 
爬上 
登上 
看上 
穿上 
至上 
赶上 (趕上)
路上 
踏上 
身上 
闭上 (閉上)
马上 (馬上)

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  1. 釘 is the 2262nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (one), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ding1 - nail/to pin up/to nail/to keep at sb/to follow closely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 釘 (ding1): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

耳钉 (耳釘)
 ()
钉子 (釘子)
铆钉 (鉚釘)

Medium Frequency

图钉 (圖釘)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
板上钉钉 (板上釘釘)
眼中钉 (眼中釘)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
钉子户 (釘子戶)
钉死 (釘死)
钉耙 (釘耙)

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Meta:

  1. 釘 is the 2262nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (one), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ding1 - nail/to pin up/to nail/to keep at sb/to follow closely

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 釘 (ding1): The component 丁 is pronounced as 'ding1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

耳钉 (耳釘)
 ()
钉子 (釘子)
铆钉 (鉚釘)

Medium Frequency

图钉 (圖釘)
斩钉截铁 (斬釘截鐵)
板上钉钉 (板上釘釘)
眼中钉 (眼中釘)
螺丝钉 (螺絲釘)
钉子户 (釘子戶)
钉死 (釘死)
钉耙 (釘耙)
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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