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  1. 欲 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (valley), (yawn)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 欲 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)

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Meta:

  1. 盖 is the 1050th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sheep), (dish)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ge3 - surname Ge
  2. gai4 - lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

掩盖 (掩蓋)
膝盖 (膝蓋)
 ()
覆盖 (覆蓋)

Medium Frequency

加盖 (加蓋)
后盖 (後蓋)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
涵盖 (涵蓋)
翻盖 (翻蓋)
华盖 (華蓋)
盖上 (蓋上)
盖世 (蓋世)
盖子 (蓋子)
盖帽 (蓋帽)
盖浇饭 (蓋澆飯)
盖章 (蓋章)
盖茨 (蓋茨)
盖饭 (蓋飯)
遮盖 (遮蓋)
铺天盖地 (鋪天蓋地)
铺盖 (鋪蓋)
锅盖 (鍋蓋)

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Meta:

  1. 弥 is the 1783rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bow), (knife), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mi2 - full/to fill/completely/more
  2. mi2 - brimming or overflowing

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

弥漫 (彌漫)
弥补 (彌補)
阿弥陀佛 (阿彌陀佛)

Medium Frequency

弥勒 (彌勒)
弥勒佛 (彌勒佛)
弥撒 (彌撒)
弥留 (彌留)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)

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Meta:

  1. 彰 is the 2947th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stand erect), (sun/day), (ten), (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhang1 - manifest

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 彰 (zhang1): The component 章 is pronounced as 'zhang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

彰显 (彰顯)
表彰 

Medium Frequency

欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
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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