1. 正
  2. 式

正

Previous (点)Next (业)

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:

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
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.
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Appears In:

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

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 

式

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Previous (设)Next (色)

Meta:

  1. 式 is the 303rd most frequent character.
  2. 式 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 式 appears as a character in 80 words.
  4. 式 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
式→
弋工
2Radical
式→
弋arrow工work
3Graphical
式→
弋一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - type/form/pattern/style

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 式 (shi4): The component 弋 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In:

式 also appears in:
试轼拭弑試鉽

Example Words:

High Frequency

方式 
模式 
正式 

Medium Frequency

中国式 (中國式)
中式 
仪式 (儀式)
公式 
各式各样 (各式各樣)
式 
形式 
方程式 
日式 
格式 
格式化 
样式 (樣式)
款式 
欧式 (歐式)
法式 
美式 
西式 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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