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  1. 棒 is the 2283rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (one), (two), (line), (eight/divide), (two), (line)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bang4 - stick/club/cudgel/smart/capable/strong/wonderful/classifier for legs of a relay race

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 棒 (bang4): The component 八 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

好棒 
棒子 
棒棒糖 
真棒 

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Meta:

  1. 约 is the 424th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (wrap), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to weigh in a balance or on a scale
  2. yue1 - to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勺 is pronounced as 'shao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
简约 (簡約)
 ()
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
纽约 (紐約)

Medium Frequency

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
合约 (合約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
婚约 (婚約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
签约 (簽約)
约旦 (約旦)
约束 (約束)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐约 (隱約)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
预约 (預約)

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Meta:

  1. 翰 is the 1878th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (sun/day), (ten), (human), (feather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Han4 - surname Han
  2. han4 - writing brush/writing/pen

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

伯明翰 
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)

Medium Frequency

棒约翰 (棒約翰)
约翰一书 (約翰一書)
约翰内斯堡 (約翰內斯堡)
约翰福音 (約翰福音)
翰林 
圣约翰 (聖約翰)

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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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