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  1. 混 is the 1135th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (sun/day), (compare/compete)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hun2 - confused/dirty/to mix/muddy/also written 渾|浑
  2. hun4 - to mix/to mingle/muddled/to drift along/to muddle along/to pass for/to get along with sb/thoughtless/reckless

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 混 (hun2): The component 昆 is pronounced as 'kun1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 混 (hun4): The component 昆 is pronounced as 'kun1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
混乱 (混亂)
混蛋 

Medium Frequency

混凝土 
混合 
混合物 
混战 (混戰)
混搭 
混沌 
混淆 
混血 
混血儿 (混血兒)
混杂 (混雜)
鬼混 

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Meta:

  1. 凝 is the 1629th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ice), (spoon), (arrow), (N/A), (bolt of cloth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ning2 - to congeal/to concentrate attention/to stare

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 凝 (ning2): The component 冫 is pronounced as 'bing1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

凝固 
凝望 
凝聚 
凝视 (凝視)

Medium Frequency

凝滞 (凝滯)
凝结 (凝結)
凝聚力 
凝胶 (凝膠)
混凝土 

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Meta:

  1. 土 is the 515th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 105 words.
  4. appears as a component in 346 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Tu3 - Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu
  2. tu3 - earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 土 (tu3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
土地 
土豆 

Medium Frequency

入土 
出土 
卷土重来 (卷土重來)
国土 (國土)
土人 
土包子 
土匪 
土司 
土壤 
土家族 
土星 
土木 
土楼 (土樓)
土特产 (土特產)
土生土长 (土生土長)
土耳其 
土著 
土豆泥 
土豪 
土鳖 (土鱉)
尘土 (塵土)
故土 
本土 
水土 
水土不服 
泥土 
净土 (淨土)
混凝土 
灰头土脸 (灰頭土臉)
稀土 
粘土 
粪土 (糞土)
乡土 (鄉土)
领土 (領土)
风土 (風土)
黄土 (黃土)
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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