Meta:

  1. 楞 is the 3217th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (tree), (net), (square/raft)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. leng2 - variant of 稜|棱, corner/square beam/edge/arris (curve formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge)/see 楞迦 Sri Lanka
  2. leng4 - variant of 愣[leng4]/to look distracted/to stare blankly/distracted/blank

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

楞严 (楞嚴)

Medium Frequency

拉卜楞寺 
 

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Meta:

  1. 严 is the 545th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), No glyph available, (eight/divide), (one), (cliff)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan2 - surname Yan
  2. yan2 - tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 严 (yan2): The component 亚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 严 (yan2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 严 (yan2): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

严寒 (嚴寒)
严肃 (嚴肅)
严重 (嚴重)
尊严 (尊嚴)

Medium Frequency

 ()
严冬 (嚴冬)
严厉 (嚴厲)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)
严实 (嚴實)
严峻 (嚴峻)
严惩 (嚴懲)
严查 (嚴查)
严格 (嚴格)
严禁 (嚴禁)
严谨 (嚴謹)
威严 (威嚴)
庄严 (莊嚴)

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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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