1. 正
  2. 面

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

面

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Meta:

  1. 面 is the 74th most frequent character.
  2. 面 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 面 appears as a character in 243 words.
  4. 面 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
面 => 丆, 囬
Radical :
面 => 面 (face)
Graphical :
面 => 一, 丿, 冂, 一, 丨, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mian4 - face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
  2. mian4 - variant of 麵|面[mian4]
  3. mian4 - flour/noodles

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 面 (mian4): The component 面 is pronounced as 'mian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 面 (mian4): The component 面 is pronounced as 'mian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面 
面前 
面对 (面對)

Medium Frequency

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
封面 
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
表面 
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面包 (麵包)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面团 (麵糰)

Appears In:

面 also appears in:
面缅腼湎靥靦麵靣
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.