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  1. 浅 is the 1719th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian1 - sound of moving water
  2. qian3 - shallow/light (color)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 浅 (jian1): The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 浅 (qian3): The component 戋 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

搁浅 (擱淺)
 ()
肤浅 (膚淺)

Medium Frequency

深浅 (深淺)
浅析 (淺析)
浅水 (淺水)
浅滩 (淺灘)
浅色 (淺色)
浅薄 (淺薄)
浅显 (淺顯)
浅黄色 (淺黃色)
短浅 (短淺)

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  1. 黄 is the 561st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 141 words.
  4. appears as a component in 12 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (grass), (one), (two), (line), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Huang2 - surname Huang or Hwang
  2. huang2 - yellow/pornographic/to fall through

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
黄昏 (黃昏)
黄牛 (黃牛)
黄瓜 (黃瓜)
黄色 (黃色)
黄金 (黃金)

Medium Frequency

大黄 (大黃)
扫黄 (掃黃)
橘黄色 (橘黃色)
淡黄 (淡黃)
浅黄色 (淺黃色)
炎黄子孙 (炎黃子孫)
焦黄 (焦黃)
姜黄 (薑黃)
蛋黄 (蛋黃)
蟹黄 (蟹黃)
金黄 (金黃)
金黄色 (金黃色)
飞黄腾达 (飛黃騰達)
黄土 (黃土)
黄埔 (黃埔)
黄山 (黃山)
黄冈 (黃岡)
黄巾 (黃巾)
黄帝 (黃帝)
黄梅戏 (黃梅戲)
黄河 (黃河)
黄油 (黃油)
黄泉 (黃泉)
黄浦 (黃浦)
黄浦区 (黃浦區)
黄浦江 (黃浦江)
黄海 (黃海)
黄片 (黃片)
黄牌 (黃牌)
黄牛票 (黃牛票)
黄疸 (黃疸)
黄石 (黃石)
黄绿色 (黃綠色)
黄脸婆 (黃臉婆)
黄芪 (黃芪)
黄花 (黃花)
黄花鱼 (黃花魚)
黄豆 (黃荳)
黄蜂 (黃蜂)
黄连 (黃連)
黄道 (黃道)
黄酒 (黃酒)
黄酮 (黃酮)
黄金周 (黃金周)
黄飞鸿 (黃飛鴻)
黄鱼 (黃魚)
黄鳝 (黃鱔)
黄鹤楼 (黃鶴樓)
黄鼠狼 (黃鼠狼)
黄龙 (黃龍)

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  1. 色 is the 304th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 186 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (color/prettiness)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. se4 - color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex
  2. shai3 - color/dice

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 色 (se4): The component 色 is pronounced as 'se4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 色 (shai3): The component 色 is pronounced as 'shai3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

彩色 
本色 
白色 
红色 (紅色)
角色 
颜色 (顏色)
黑色 

Medium Frequency

三色 
以色列 
出色 
咖啡色 
夜色 
天色 
好色 
姿色 
春色 
景色 
月色 
有色 
棕色 
橙色 
气色 (氣色)
深色 
浅色 (淺色)
清一色 
灰色 
特色 
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
紫色 
绿色 (綠色)
肤色 (膚色)
脸色 (臉色)
 
色彩 
色情 
色斑 
色泽 (色澤)
色狼 
色素 
色调 (色調)
蓝色 (藍色)
血色 
褪色 
变色 (變色)
金色 
金黄色 (金黃色)
银色 (銀色)
面色 
黄色 (黃色)
黑色素 

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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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