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  1. 泡 is the 1997th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (wrap), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pao1 - puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)/classifier for urine or feces
  2. pao4 - bubble/foam/blister (i.e. skin bubble)/to soak/to steep/to infuse/to dawdle/to shilly-shally/to hang about/to pick up (a girl)/to get off with (a sexual partner)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 泡 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

水泡 
泡妞 
泡沫 
泡泡 
泡汤 (泡湯)
泡澡 
泡菜 
泡饭 (泡飯)
泡面 (泡麵)
浸泡 
灯泡 (燈泡)
起泡 

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  1. 麵 is the 74th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 51 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wheat), (face)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , 丿, , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mian4 - flour/noodles

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麵 (mian4): The component 面 is pronounced as 'mian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 麵 (mian4): The component 麥 is pronounced as 'mai4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 麵 (mian4): The component 面 is pronounced as 'mian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
面包 (麵包)

Medium Frequency

冷面 (冷麵)
和面 (和麵)
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
方便面 (方便麵)
泡面 (泡麵)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
面包车 (麵包車)
面板 (麵板)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)
面食 (麵食)
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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