1. 棺
  2. 材

棺

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  1. 棺 is the 2680th most frequent character.
  2. 棺 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 棺 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 棺 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
棺 => 木, 官
Radical :
棺 => 木 (tree), 宀 (roof), 㠯 (N/A)
Graphical :
棺 => 一, 丨, 八, 冖, 丶, 㠯

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. guan1 - coffin

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 棺 (guan1): The component 官 is pronounced as 'guan1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

棺材 

Medium Frequency

盖棺 (蓋棺)

材

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Meta:

  1. 材 is the 950th most frequent character.
  2. 材 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 材 appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. 材 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
材 => 木, 才
Radical :
材 => 木 (tree), 𠂇 (left hand), ㇒ (N/A)
Graphical :
材 => 一, 丨, 八, 𠂇, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai2 - material/timber/ability/aptitude/a capable individual/coffin (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 材 (cai2): The component 才 is pronounced as 'cai2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

材料 
身材 

Medium Frequency

器材 
建材 
教材 
材质 (材質)
棺材 
素材 
题材 (題材)
高材生 
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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