Meta:

  1. 独 is the 626th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), (insect)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. du2 - alone/independent/single/sole/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

孤独 (孤獨)
独家 (獨家)
独特 (獨特)
独立 (獨立)
独自 (獨自)

Medium Frequency

唯独 (唯獨)
单独 (單獨)
情有独钟 (情有獨鍾)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
 ()
独一无二 (獨一無二)
独来独往 (獨來獨往)
独具 (獨具)
独到 (獨到)
独创 (獨創)
独唱 (獨唱)
独奏 (獨奏)
独孤求败 (獨孤求敗)
独尊 (獨尊)
独居 (獨居)
独有 (獨有)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
独生 (獨生)
独白 (獨白)
独立自主 (獨立自主)
独处 (獨處)
独行 (獨行)
独裁 (獨裁)
独角戏 (獨角戲)
独身 (獨身)
台独 (臺獨)

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Meta:

  1. 来 is the 15th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 174 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lai2 - to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
来自 (來自)
出来 (出來)
原来 (原來)
回来 (回來)
起来 (起來)
越来越 (越來越)

Medium Frequency

上来 (上來)
下来 (下來)
以来 (以來)
来到 (來到)
来回 (來回)
来年 (來年)
来源 (來源)
来临 (來臨)
来说 (來說)
来电 (來電)
传来 (傳來)
到来 (到來)
如来 (如來)
将来 (將來)
带来 (帶來)
后来 (後來)
从来 (從來)
想来 (想來)
拿来 (拿來)
接下来 (接下來)
未来 (未來)
本来 (本來)
用来 (用來)
看来 (看來)
进来 (進來)
过来 (過來)
醒来 (醒來)

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Meta:

  1. 独 is the 626th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), (insect)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. du2 - alone/independent/single/sole/only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

孤独 (孤獨)
独家 (獨家)
独特 (獨特)
独立 (獨立)
独自 (獨自)

Medium Frequency

唯独 (唯獨)
单独 (單獨)
情有独钟 (情有獨鍾)
特立独行 (特立獨行)
 ()
独一无二 (獨一無二)
独来独往 (獨來獨往)
独具 (獨具)
独到 (獨到)
独创 (獨創)
独唱 (獨唱)
独奏 (獨奏)
独孤求败 (獨孤求敗)
独尊 (獨尊)
独居 (獨居)
独有 (獨有)
独木桥 (獨木橋)
独生 (獨生)
独白 (獨白)
独立自主 (獨立自主)
独处 (獨處)
独行 (獨行)
独裁 (獨裁)
独角戏 (獨角戲)
独身 (獨身)
台独 (臺獨)

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Meta:

  1. 往 is the 369th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (step), (jade), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang3 - to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for/past/previous

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 往 (wang3): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
往事 
往往 

Medium Frequency

一如既往 
交往 
以往 
前往 
向往 (嚮往)
往来 (往來)
往前 
往外 
往常 
往年 
往后 (往後)
往日 
往返 
通往 
过往 (過往)
开往 (開往)
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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