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  1. 炮 is the 912th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fire), (wrap), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao1 - to sauté/to fry/to dry by heating
  2. pao2 - to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
  3. pao4 - cannon/CL:座[zuo4]/firecracker
  4. pao4 - variant of 炮[pao4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 炮 (bao1): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 炮 (pao2): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 炮 (pao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 炮 (pao4): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Medium Frequency

大炮 (大砲)
 
炮制 
炮灰 
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

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  1. 塔 is the 1028th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 70 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (earth), (grass), (human), (one), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ta3 - pagoda/tower/minaret/stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)/CL:座[zuo4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 塔 (ta3): The component 荅 is pronounced as 'da2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 塔 (ta3): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
金字塔 
铁塔 (鐵塔)

Medium Frequency

佛塔 
卡塔尔 (卡塔爾)
古塔 
塔利班 
塔吊 
塔城 
塔尖 
塔楼 (塔樓)
塔罗 (塔羅)
大雁塔 
娜塔莉 
宝塔 (寶塔)
斜塔 
桑塔纳 (桑塔納)
炮塔 
灯塔 (燈塔)
聚沙成塔 
蛋塔 
象牙塔 
贝塔 (貝塔)
雁塔 
雷峰塔 
电视塔 (電視塔)
高塔 
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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