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

Decomposition:

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

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 

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Meta:

  1. 月 is the 169th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 132 words.
  4. appears as a component in 529 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yue4 - moon/month/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 月 (yue4): The component 月 is pronounced as 'yue4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

一月 
三月 
九月 
二月 
五月 
元月 
八月 
六月 
十二月 
十月 
四月 
日月 
明月 
月亮 
月份 
月光 
月子 
月月 
月经 (月經)
月薪 
正月 
岁月 (歲月)
满月 (滿月)
腊月 (臘月)
风月 (風月)
风花雪月 (風花雪月)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.