Meta:

  1. 污 is the 1403rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (two), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wu1 - dirty/filthy/foul/corrupt/to smear/to defile/dirt/filth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

污染 

Medium Frequency

同流合污 
 
污吏 
污垢 
污染物 
污水 
污渍 (污漬)
污浊 (污濁)
污秽 (污穢)
污蔑 
污点 (污點)
玷污 
贪污 (貪污)

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Meta:

  1. 言 is the 355th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 138 words.
  4. appears as a component in 386 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (speech)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan2 - words/speech/to say/to talk
  2. yan2 - "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)/see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 言 (yan2): The component 言 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

留言 
箴言 
 
语言 (語言)
谎言 (謊言)

Medium Frequency

一言不发 (一言不發)
一言九鼎 
不言而喻 
代言 
代言人 
传言 (傳言)
前言 
千言万语 (千言萬語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
名言 
失言 
宣言 
寓言 
寡言 
怨言 
慎言 
文言文 
方言 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
格言 
流言 
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
无言 (無言)
无言以对 (無言以對)
甜言 
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
发言 (發言)
发言人 (發言人)
直言 
真言 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
总而言之 (總而言之)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
言行 
言语 (言語)
言论 (言論)
言辞 (言辭)
誓言 
诺言 (諾言)
谣言 (謠言)
遗言 (遺言)
预言 (預言)
食言 

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Meta:

  1. 秽 is the 3090th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (mountain), (evening/unset)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hui4 - dirt/filth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 秽 (hui4): The component 岁 is pronounced as 'sui4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 秽 (hui4): The component 禾 is pronounced as 'he2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

污秽 (污穢)

Medium Frequency

污言秽语 (污言穢語)
淫秽 (淫穢)

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Meta:

  1. 语 is the 493rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 173 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (one), (power/force), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu3 - dialect/language/speech
  2. yu4 - to tell to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu3): The component 吾 is pronounced as 'wu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu3): The component 讠 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu3): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu4): The component 吾 is pronounced as 'wu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu4): The component 讠 is pronounced as 'yan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 语 (yu4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

无语 (無語)
粤语 (粵語)
絮语 (絮語)
英语 (英語)
华语 (華語)
言语 (言語)
语文 (語文)
语言 (語言)
语录 (語錄)
语音 (語音)

Medium Frequency

三言两语 (三言兩語)
佛语 (佛語)
俄语 (俄語)
俗语 (俗語)
千言万语 (千言萬語)
口语 (口語)
古语 (古語)
只言片语 (只言片語)
咒语 (咒語)
呓语 (囈語)
国语 (國語)
外国语 (外國語)
外语 (外語)
密语 (密語)
导语 (導語)
德语 (德語)
恶语 (惡語)
意大利语 (意大利語)
成语 (成語)
手语 (手語)
批语 (批語)
日语 (日語)
标语 (標語)
歇后语 (歇後語)
母语 (母語)
法语 (法語)
泰语 (泰語)
流言蜚语 (流言蜚語)
汉语 (漢語)
甜言蜜语 (甜言蜜語)
用语 (用語)
短语 (短語)
私语 (私語)
笑语 (笑語)
细语 (細語)
耳语 (耳語)
胡言乱语 (胡言亂語)
自言自语 (自言自語)
花言巧语 (花言巧語)
术语 (術語)
西班牙语 (西班牙語)
评语 (評語)
词语 (詞語)
话语 (話語)
 ()
语句 (語句)
语意 (語意)
语气 (語氣)
语法 (語法)
语无伦次 (語無倫次)
语种 (語種)
语调 (語調)
语重心长 (語重心長)
论语 (論語)
谚语 (諺語)
谜语 (謎語)
闽南语 (閩南語)
双语 (雙語)
韩语 (韓語)
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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