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  1. 止 is the 596th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. appears as a component in 103 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stop)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi3 - to stop/to prohibit/until/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 止 (zhi3): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

停止 
 
为止 (為止)
禁止 
防止 
阻止 

Medium Frequency

不止 
制止 
截止 
止咳 
止境 
止步 
止痛 
止血 
终止 (終止)
举止 (舉止)
观止 (觀止)
适可而止 (適可而止)
静止 (靜止)

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Meta:

  1. 步 is the 349th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 𣥂
Radical :
=> (stop), (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bu4 - surname Bu
  2. bu4 - a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
步步 
进步 (進步)

Medium Frequency

初步 
同步 
地步 
大步 
徒步 
散步 
止步 
步伐 
步入 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
步骤 (步驟)
漫步 
脚步 (腳步)
舞步 
让步 (讓步)
起步 
跑步 
退步 
逐步 
进一步 (進一步)

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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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