1. 步
  2. 调

步

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Meta:

  1. 步 is the 349th most frequent character.
  2. 步 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 步 appears as a character in 82 words.
  4. 步 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
步 => 止, 𣥂
Radical :
步 => 止 (stop), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
步 => 丨, 一, 丨, 一, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bu4 - surname Bu
  2. bu4 - a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

步 
步步 
进步 (進步)

Medium Frequency

初步 
同步 
地步 
大步 
徒步 
散步 
止步 
步伐 
步入 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
步骤 (步驟)
漫步 
脚步 (腳步)
舞步 
让步 (讓步)
起步 
跑步 
退步 
逐步 
进一步 (進一步)

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步 also appears in:
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调

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Meta:

  1. 调 is the 400th most frequent character.
  2. 调 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 调 appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. 调 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
调 => 讠, 周
Radical :
调 => 讠 (speech), 田 (field), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
调 => ㇊, 丶, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. diao4 - to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/view/argument/key (in music)/mode (music)/tune/tone/melody
  2. tiao2 - to harmonize/to reconcile/to blend/to suit well/to season (food)/to provoke/to incite

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 调 (tiao2): The component 田 is pronounced as 'tian2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

低调 (低調)
强调 (強調)
情调 (情調)
空调 (空調)
蓝调 (藍調)
调 (調)
调味 (調味)
调戏 (調戲)
调整 (調整)
调料 (調料)
调查 (調查)
调皮 (調皮)
调节 (調節)
高调 (高調)

Medium Frequency

上调 (上調)
下调 (下調)
协调 (協調)
唱反调 (唱反調)
单调 (單調)
基调 (基調)
失调 (失調)
小调 (小調)
搭调 (搭調)
曲调 (曲調)
格调 (格調)
步调 (步調)
烹调 (烹調)
声调 (聲調)
腔调 (腔調)
色调 (色調)
语调 (語調)
调侃 (調侃)
调入 (調入)
调制 (調制)
调剂 (調劑)
调动 (調動)
调匀 (調勻)
调味品 (調味品)
调味料 (調味料)
调和 (調和)
调子 (調子)
调度 (調度)
调情 (調情)
调控 (調控)
调换 (調換)
调教 (調教)
调理 (調理)
调研 (調研)
调色 (調色)
调解 (調解)
调试 (調試)
调配 (調配)
调头 (調頭)
调频 (調頻)
调养 (調養)
跑调 (跑調)
音调 (音調)
风调雨顺 (風調雨順)
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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