1. 梅
  2. 霉
  3. 莓
  4. 酶

梅

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  1. 梅 is the 1157th most frequent character.
  2. 梅 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 梅 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 梅 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
梅 => 木, 每
Radical :
梅 => 木 (tree), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 母 (do not)
Graphical :
梅 => 一, 丨, 八, 丿, 一, ㇗, ㇆, ⺀, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mei2 - surname Mei
  2. mei2 - plum/plum flower/Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
  3. mei2 - variant of 梅[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 梅 (mei2): The component 每 is pronounced as 'mei3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 梅 (mei2): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 梅 (mei2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

梅 
梅花 

Medium Frequency

卡梅伦 (卡梅倫)
望梅止渴 
梅子 
梅州 
梅林 
梅毒 
梅县 (梅縣)
梅花鹿 
梅兰芳 (梅蘭芳)
梅雨 
杨梅 (楊梅)
腊梅 (臘梅)
话梅 (話梅)
酸梅 
黄梅戏 (黃梅戲)

霉

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  1. 霉 is the 2420th most frequent character.
  2. 霉 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 霉 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 霉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
霉 => 雨, 每
Radical :
霉 => 雨 (rain), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 母 (do not)
Graphical :
霉 => 一, 冂, 丨, 丶, ㇀, 冫, 丿, 一, ㇗, ㇆, ⺀, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei2 - bacteria/fungi/moldy
  2. mei2 - variant of 霉[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 霉 (mei2): The component 每 is pronounced as 'mei3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 霉 (mei2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

倒霉 

Medium Frequency

发霉 (發霉)
霉素 

莓

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  1. 莓 is the 4066th most frequent character.
  2. 莓 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 莓 appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. 莓 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
莓 => 艹, 每
Radical :
莓 => 艹 (grass), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 母 (do not)
Graphical :
莓 => 艹, 丿, 一, ㇗, ㇆, ⺀, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei2 - berry/strawberry

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 莓 (mei2): The component 每 is pronounced as 'mei3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 莓 (mei2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

草莓 

Medium Frequency

蓝莓 (藍莓)
黑莓 

酶

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  1. 酶 is the 3052nd most frequent character.
  2. 酶 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 酶 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 酶 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
酶 => 酉, 每
Radical :
酶 => 酉 (wine/alcohol), 丿 (bend), 一 (one), 母 (do not)
Graphical :
酶 => 一, 丿, 乚, 口, 一, 丿, 一, ㇗, ㇆, ⺀, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mei2 - enzyme/ferment

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酶 (mei2): The component 每 is pronounced as 'mei3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 酶 (mei2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

消化酶 

Medium Frequency

聚合酶 
胃蛋白酶 
辅酶 (輔酶)
转氨酶 (轉氨酶)
酶 
酶原 
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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