1. 正
  2. 传

正

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Meta:

  1. 正 is the 129th most frequent character.
  2. 正 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 正 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 正 appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
正 => 一, 止
Radical :
正 => 一 (one), 止 (stop)
Graphical :
正 => 一, 丨, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - first month of the lunar year
  2. zheng4 - just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/positive/greater than zero/principle

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng1): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 正 (zheng4): The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhi3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

反正 
正 
正在 
正式 
真正 

Medium Frequency

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正品 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正常 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正道 
正面 

Appears In:

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

传

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Meta:

  1. 传 is the 332nd most frequent character.
  2. 传 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 传 appears as a character in 124 words.
  4. 传 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
传 => 亻, 专
Radical :
传 => 亻 (human), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 龴 (N/A)
Graphical :
传 => ㇒, 丨, 二, 丨, 龴

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chuan2 - to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to conduct (electricity)
  2. zhuan4 - biography/historical narrative/commentaries/relay station

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 传 (chuan2): The component 专 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 传 (zhuan4): The component 专 is pronounced as 'zhuan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上传 (上傳)
传 (傳)
传奇 (傳奇)
传统 (傳統)
传说 (傳說)

Medium Frequency

传人 (傳人)
传来 (傳來)
传出 (傳出)
传动 (傳動)
传单 (傳單)
传媒 (傳媒)
传情 (傳情)
传感器 (傳感器)
传承 (傳承)
传授 (傳授)
传播 (傳播)
传染 (傳染)
传染病 (傳染病)
传球 (傳球)
传给 (傳給)
传闻 (傳聞)
传声筒 (傳聲筒)
传言 (傳言)
传记 (傳記)
传输 (傳輸)
传送 (傳送)
传达 (傳達)
传递 (傳遞)
传销 (傳銷)
外传 (外傳)
宣传 (宣傳)
据传 (據傳)
正传 (正傳)
水浒传 (水滸傳)
流传 (流傳)
相传 (相傳)
自传 (自傳)
遗传 (遺傳)
阿甘正传 (阿甘正傳)
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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