Meta:

  1. 準 is the 379th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (small bird), (ten)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhun3 - horizontal (old)/accurate/standard/definitely/certainly/about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)/quasi-/para-

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 準 (zhun3): The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhui1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

标准 (標準)
 ()
准备 (準備)

Medium Frequency

水准 (水準)
准则 (準則)
准时 (準時)
准确 (準確)
瞄准 (瞄準)
精准 (精準)
认准 (認準)

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Meta:

  1. 則 is the 284th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (shell), (knife)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ze2 - conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
规则 (規則)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
法则 (法則)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.