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  1. 甲 is the 1104th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (upside down box), (two), (line)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jia3 - first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/(used for an unspecified person or thing)/first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)/armor plating/shell or carapace/(of the fingers or toes) nail/bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)/civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 (jia3): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

指甲 
 

Medium Frequency

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
美甲 
花甲 
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马甲 (馬甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

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  1. 壳 is the 1934th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 24 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (scholar), (cover), (table)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. qiao4 - shell/carapace/crust (earth's crust etc)/also pr. [ke2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

外壳 (外殼)
 ()
脑壳 (腦殻)

Medium Frequency

屎壳郎 (屎殼郎)
蛋壳 (蛋殼)
贝壳 (貝殼)
躯壳 (軀殼)

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Meta:

  1. 虫 is the 1285th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 299 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (insect)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chong2 - worm or insect/generic term for animals/CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 虫 (chong2): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 虫 (chong2): The component 中 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 虫 (chong2): The component 虫 is pronounced as 'chong2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
虫子 (蟲子)

Medium Frequency

幼虫 (幼蟲)
懒虫 (懶蟲)
昆虫 (昆蟲)
书虫 (書蟲)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)
毛毛虫 (毛毛蟲)
毛虫 (毛蟲)
沙虫 (沙蟲)
瓢虫 (瓢蟲)
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)
网虫 (網蟲)
蚊虫 (蚊蟲)
蛀虫 (蛀蟲)
蛆虫 (蛆蟲)
蛔虫 (蛔蟲)
蝗虫 (蝗蟲)
萤火虫 (螢火蟲)
螨虫 (蟎蟲)
虫洞 (蟲洞)
虫牙 (蟲牙)
虫草 (蟲草)
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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