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  1. 毒 is the 945th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 68 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (do not)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. du2 - poison/narcotics/evil

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 毒 (du2): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

中毒 
排毒 
 
毒刺 
病毒 

Medium Frequency

以毒攻毒 
剧毒 (劇毒)
吸毒 
恶毒 (惡毒)
戒毒 
有毒 
梅毒 
毒品 
毒害 
毒性 
毒气 (毒氣)
毒物 
毒瘤 
毒瘾 (毒癮)
毒素 
毒药 (毒藥)
消毒 
无毒 (無毒)
狠毒 
病毒性 
解毒 

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Meta:

  1. 刺 is the 1056th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (upside down box), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ci1 - whoosh (onomatopoeia)
  2. ci4 - thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to stab/to assassinate/to murder

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci1): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 刺 (ci4): The component 朿 is pronounced as 'ci4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
刺激 
毒刺 

Medium Frequency

刺伤 (刺傷)
刺客 
刺激性 
刺痛 
刺眼 
刺绣 (刺繡)
刺耳 
刺猬 (刺蝟)
刺身 
刺青 
刺骨 
粉刺 
冲刺 (衝刺)
讽刺 (諷刺)
马刺 (馬刺)

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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.
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