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  1. 燕 is the 1703rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 廿 (two hands/twenty), (N/A), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan1 - Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)/surname Yan
  2. yan4 - swallow (family Hirundinidae)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

 
燕子 

Medium Frequency

孙燕姿 (孫燕姿)
燕京 
燕山 
燕窝 (燕窩)
燕雀 
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)

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  1. 雀 is the 2326th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small), 丿 (bend), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qiao1 - a freckle/lentigo
  2. que4 - small bird/sparrow/also pr. [qiao3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 雀 (qiao1): The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

雀巢 
麻雀 

Medium Frequency

孔雀 
朱雀 
燕雀 
雀斑 
雀跃 (雀躍)
云雀 (雲雀)
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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