1. 牵
  2. 绊

牵

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  1. 牵 is the 1677th most frequent character.
  2. 牵 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 牵 appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. 牵 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
牵 => 大, No glyph available
Radical :
牵 => 大 (big), 冖 (cover), 牛 (cow)
Graphical :
牵 => 人, 一, 冖, 二, 丨, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qian1 - to pull (an animal on a tether)/to lead along/to hold hands

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

牵 (牽)
牵挂 (牽掛)

Medium Frequency

牵动 (牽動)
牵引 (牽引)
牵强 (牽強)
牵手 (牽手)
牵扯 (牽扯)
牵绊 (牽絆)
牵连 (牽連)
魂牵梦绕 (魂牽夢繞)

绊

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Meta:

  1. 绊 is the 3177th most frequent character.
  2. 绊 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 绊 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 绊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
绊 => 纟, 半
Radical :
绊 => 纟 (silk), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 丷 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
绊 => ㇛, 一, 二, 丨, 丷

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ban4 - to trip/to stumble/to hinder

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 绊 (ban4): The component 半 is pronounced as 'ban4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 绊 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

牵绊 (牽絆)
羁绊 (羈絆)

Medium Frequency

磕磕绊绊 (磕磕絆絆)
绊倒 (絆倒)
绊脚石 (絆腳石)
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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