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  1. 王 is the 299th most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 107 words.
  4. appears as a component in 203 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Wang2 - surname Wang
  2. wang2 - king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
  3. wang4 - to rule/to reign over

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

女王 
 
王子 
王道 

Medium Frequency

君王 
国王 (國王)
大王 
天王 
帝王 
猴王 
王八 
王八蛋 
王冠 
王力宏 
王国 (王國)
王妃 
王府井 
王朝 
王牌 
王老吉 
王菲 
霸王 
魔王 
龙王 (龍王)

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  1. 望 is the 326th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 76 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hiding enclosure), (dot), (moon), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang4 - full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the distance)/to look towards/towards

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

希望 

Medium Frequency

仰望 
失望 
奢望 
欲望 (慾望)
指望 
 
期望 
渴望 
盼望 
绝望 (絕望)
声望 (聲望)
愿望 (願望)

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  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)

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  1. 汪 is the 1873rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Wang1 - surname Wang
  2. wang1 - expanse of water/ooze/(onomat.) bark

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 汪 (wang1): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 汪 (wang1): The component 王 is pronounced as 'wang4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

汪洋 

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  1. 旺 is the 2193rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sun/day), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang4 - prosperous/flourishing/(of flowers) blooming/(of fire) roaring

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

旺盛 
旺角 
普罗旺斯 (普羅旺斯)
兴旺 (興旺)

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  1. 枉 is the 2912th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (jade)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wang3 - to twist/crooked/unjust/in vain

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

冤枉 

Medium Frequency

冤枉路 
枉法 
枉然 
枉费 (枉費)
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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