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  1. 渣 is the 3190th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (tree), (sun/day), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zha1 - slag (in mining or smelting)/dregs

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 渣 (zha1): The component 查 is pronounced as 'cha2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

豆腐渣 

Medium Frequency

废渣 (廢渣)
残渣 (殘渣)
 
渣滓 
豆渣 
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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