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  1. 炼 is the 1761st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (fire), (second), (one), (N/A), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lian4 - to refine/to smelt

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

修炼 (修煉)
锻炼 (鍛煉)

Medium Frequency

提炼 (提煉)
炼乳 (煉乳)
炼化 (煉化)
炼狱 (煉獄)
炼钢 (煉鋼)
磨炼 (磨煉)
精炼 (精煉)

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Meta:

  1. 油 is the 946th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 134 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (two), (line), (container)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you2 - oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 油 (you2): The component 由 is pronounced as 'you2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

加油 
 

Medium Frequency

加油站 
原油 
奶油 
指甲油 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
橄榄油 (橄欖油)
机油 (機油)
汽油 
油价 (油價)
油光 
油条 (油條)
油漆 
油炸 
油田 
油画 (油畫)
油脂 
油腻 (油膩)
油菜 
油锅 (油鍋)
油门 (油門)
油饼 (油餅)
牛油 
石油 
色拉油 
蚝油 (蠔油)
猪油 (豬油)
酱油 (醬油)
香油 
麻油 
黄油 (黃油)

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Meta:

  1. 厂 is the 961st most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 226 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (cliff)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. han3 - "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
  2. chang3 - factory/yard/depot/workhouse/works/(industrial) plant

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 厂 (han3): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 厂 (chang3): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'chang3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
工厂 (工廠)
厂商 (廠商)
厂家 (廠家)

Medium Frequency

修理厂 (修理廠)
兵工厂 (兵工廠)
出厂 (出廠)
出厂价 (出廠價)
加工厂 (加工廠)
化工厂 (化工廠)
印刷厂 (印刷廠)
啤酒厂 (啤酒廠)
厂子 (廠子)
厂房 (廠房)
厂牌 (廠牌)
厂长 (廠長)
炼油厂 (煉油廠)
船厂 (船廠)
制造厂 (製造廠)
酒厂 (酒廠)
钢厂 (鋼廠)
电厂 (電廠)
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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