Meta:

  1. 照 is the 443rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (knife), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhao4 - according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to reflect/to look at (one's reflection)/to take (a photo)/photo/as requested/as before

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 昭 is pronounced as 'zhao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 照 (zhao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

照片 

Medium Frequency

合照 
拍照 
按照 
日照 
普照 
 
照亮 
照常 
照样 (照樣)
照相 
照顾 (照顧)
护照 (護照)
关照 (關照)
驾照 (駕照)

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Meta:

  1. 片 is the 455th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 100 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (a slice)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. pian1 - disc/sheet
  2. pian4 - thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water/classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc/used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 片 (pian1): The component 片 is pronounced as 'pian1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 片 (pian1): The component 片 is pronounced as 'pian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 片 (pian4): The component 片 is pronounced as 'pian1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 片 (pian4): The component 片 is pronounced as 'pian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

图片 (圖片)
照片 
 

Medium Frequency

一片 
切片 
动画片 (動畫片)
卡片 
唱片 
大片 
影片 
恐怖片 
明信片 
片刻 
片子 
片段 
相片 
短片 
碎片 
芯片 
薯片 
预告片 (預告片)

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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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