1. 灰
  2. 姑
  3. 娘

灰

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  1. 灰 is the 1309th most frequent character.
  2. 灰 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 灰 appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. 灰 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
灰 => 𠂇, 火
Radical :
灰 => 𠂇 (left hand), 火 (fire)
Graphical :
灰 => 𠂇, 丿, 丶, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hui1 - ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 灰 (hui1): The component 火 is pronounced as 'huo3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

灰 

Medium Frequency

心灰意冷 
灰尘 (灰塵)
灰姑娘 
灰心 
灰暗 
灰色 
灰蒙蒙 
炮灰 
烟灰缸 (煙灰缸)

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灰 also appears in:
恢炭盔诙咴詼

姑

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  1. 姑 is the 992nd most frequent character.
  2. 姑 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 姑 appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. 姑 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
姑 => 女, 古
Radical :
姑 => 女 (woman), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
姑 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gu1 - paternal aunt/husband's sister/husband's mother (old)/nun/for the time being (literary)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 女 is pronounced as 'ru3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 姑 (gu1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

大姑 
姑 
姑姑 
姑妈 (姑媽)
灰姑娘 

Appears In:

姑 also appears in:
菇

娘

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  1. 娘 is the 879th most frequent character.
  2. 娘 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 娘 appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. 娘 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
娘 => 女, 良
Radical :
娘 => 女 (woman), 艮 (stopping), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
娘 => ㇛, 一, 丿, 丨, ㇕, 二, 乚, 冫, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. niang2 - mother/young lady
  2. niang2 - variant of 娘[niang2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 娘 (niang2): The component 女 is pronounced as 'nu:3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 娘 (niang2): The component 良 is pronounced as 'liang2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

姑娘 

Medium Frequency

丈母娘 
伴娘 
娘 
娘娘 
娘家 
娘子 (孃子)
新娘 
灰姑娘 
老娘 
老板娘 
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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