Pinyin: jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2 Definition: lit. beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue/fig. in trouble/in terrible shape/hard pressed/overwrought
dian3 - point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items
Pronunciation Clues:
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Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: yi1 dian3 Definition: a bit/a little/one dot/one point
Pinyin: dian3 Definition: point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to draw a dot/to check on a list/to choose/to order (food in a restaurant)/to touch briefly/to hint/to light/to ignite/to pour a liquid drop by drop/(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]/dot stroke in Chinese characters/classifier for items
Pinyin: dian3 jing1 Definition: to dot in the eyes/fig. to add finishing touch/abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes/the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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.