Meta:

  1. 毛 is the 623rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 95 words.
  4. appears as a component in 28 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (fur/hair)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mao2 - surname Mao
  2. mao2 - hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished/young/raw/careless/unthinking/nervous/scared/(of currency) to devalue or depreciate/classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = 1/10 yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 毛 (mao2): The component 毛 is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
毛衣 
羊毛 

Medium Frequency

吹毛求疵 
毛主席 
毛孔 
毛巾 
毛毛 
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
毛毛雨 
毛毯 
毛泽东 (毛澤東)
毛病 
毛皮 
毛笔 (毛筆)
毛线 (毛線)
毛茸茸 
毛豆 
毛驴 (毛驢)
皮毛 
眉毛 
睫毛 
睫毛膏 
羽毛 
羽毛球 
鸡毛 (雞毛)
鹅毛 (鵝毛)
鹅毛大雪 (鵝毛大雪)

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Meta:

  1. 主 is the 87th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 228 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhu3 - owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord/main/to indicate or signify/trump card (in card games)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 主 (zhu3): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
主人 
主动 (主動)
主持人 
主要 
主角 
主题 (主題)
公主 
地主 

Medium Frequency

主人公 
主任 
主力 
主场 (主場)
主妇 (主婦)
主宰 
主导 (主導)
主席 
主张 (主張)
主意 
主持 
主播 
主料 
主板 
主机 (主機)
主权 (主權)
主流 
主演 
主管 
主线 (主線)
主编 (主編)
主见 (主見)
主观 (主觀)
主办 (主辦)
主页 (主頁)
主食 
主体 (主體)
做主 
副主席 
君主 
失主 
店主 
教主 
业主 (業主)
毛主席 
民主 
为主 (為主)
班主任 
社会主义 (社會主義)
自主 
资本主义 (資本主義)
车主 (車主)

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Meta:

  1. 席 is the 892nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 广 (house on cliff), 廿 (two hands/twenty), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xi2 - surname Xi
  2. xi2 - banquet/woven mat/seat/place in a democratic assembly

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

主席 
出席 

Medium Frequency

一席话 (一席話)
副主席 
宴席 
 
席位 
席卷 (席捲)
毛主席 
凉席 (涼席)
筵席 
缺席 
酒席 
首席 

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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.