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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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  1. 經 is the 62nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 113 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (one), (river), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Jing1 - surname Jing
  2. jing1 - classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo/warp/longitude/abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 經 (jing1): The component 巠 is pronounced as 'jing1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

已经 (已經)
曾经 (曾經)
 ()
经典 (經典)
经常 (經常)
经历 (經歷)
经济 (經濟)
经过 (經過)
经验 (經驗)

Medium Frequency

不经意 (不經意)
心经 (心經)
必经 (必經)
月经 (月經)
正经 (正經)
历经 (歷經)
痛经 (痛經)
神经 (神經)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
经不起 (經不起)
经受 (經受)
经济学 (經濟學)
经营 (經營)
经理 (經理)
经纪人 (經紀人)
总经理 (總經理)
圣经 (聖經)
财经 (財經)
途经 (途經)
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.