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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. 祖 is the 1023rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zu3 - surname Zu
  2. zu3 - ancestor/forefather/grandparents

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

佛祖 
祖国 (祖國)
祖宗 

Medium Frequency

始祖 
妈祖 (媽祖)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
 
祖传 (祖傳)
祖先 
祖坟 (祖墳)
祖母 
祖父 
祖籍 
祖辈 (祖輩)
祭祖 
鼻祖 

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  1. 賢 is the 1940th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (minister/official), (right hand), (shell)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - worthy or virtuous person/honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
贤内助 (賢內助)
贤惠 (賢惠)

Medium Frequency

奉贤 (奉賢)
奉贤区 (奉賢區)
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
普贤菩萨 (普賢菩薩)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
圣贤 (聖賢)
见贤思齐 (見賢思齊)
贤人 (賢人)
贤妻良母 (賢妻良母)
贤淑 (賢淑)
贤良 (賢良)
进贤 (進賢)
集贤 (集賢)

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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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