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  1. 牛 is the 1016th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. appears as a component in 78 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Niu2 - surname Niu
  2. niu2 - ox/cow/bull/CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]/(slang) awesome

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 牛 (niu2): The component 牛 is pronounced as 'niu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
牛奶 
金牛 
金牛座 

Medium Frequency

伏牛山 
公牛 
吹牛 
奶牛 
斗牛 
牛仔 
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)
牛排 
牛皮 
牛肉 
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
牛腩 
牛蛙 
牛逼 
牛郎 
蒙牛 (矇牛)
蜗牛 (蝸牛)
黄牛 (黃牛)

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Meta:

  1. 磺 is the 3540th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (grass), (one), (two), (line), (container), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. huang2 - sulfur

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 磺 (huang2): The component 黄 is pronounced as 'huang2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

牛磺酸 
硫磺 

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Meta:

  1. 酸 is the 1454th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wine/alcohol), (private), (eight/divide), (go)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. suan1 - sour/sore/ache/acid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 (suan1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心酸 
 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Medium Frequency

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
辛酸 
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 
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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