1. 由
  2. 衷

由

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  1. 由 is the 136th most frequent character.
  2. 由 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 由 appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. 由 appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
由 => No glyph available, 凵
Radical :
由 => 二 (two), 丨 (line), 凵 (container)
Graphical :
由 => 二, 丨, 凵

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you2 - to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

理由 
由 
自由 

Medium Frequency

由于 (由於)
由衷 
路由器 
身不由己 

Appears In:

由 also appears in:
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衷

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Meta:

  1. 衷 is the 2152nd most frequent character.
  2. 衷 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 衷 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 衷 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
衷 => 衣, 中
Radical :
衷 => 衣 (clothes), 口 (mouth), 丨 (line)
Graphical :
衷 => 一, 丶, ㇒, ㇗, 冫, 口, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhong1 - inner feelings

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衷 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 衷 (zhong1): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

衷心 

Medium Frequency

初衷 
无动于衷 (無動於衷)
热衷 (熱衷)
由衷 
苦衷 
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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