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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. 狀 is the 624th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (split wood), (dog)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhuang4 - accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

状态 (狀態)
状况 (狀況)
现状 (現狀)
症状 (症狀)

Medium Frequency

名状 (名狀)
告状 (告狀)
块状 (塊狀)
形状 (形狀)
性状 (性狀)
状元 (狀元)
奖状 (獎狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)

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Meta:

  1. 腺 is the 2252nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (moon), (white), (water)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian4 - gland

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

乳腺 
乳腺癌 
腮腺 

Medium Frequency

乳腺炎 
前列腺 
前列腺素 
扁桃腺 
汗腺 
泪腺 (淚腺)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
皮脂腺 
胰腺 
胰腺炎 
肾上腺 (腎上腺)
肾上腺素 (腎上腺素)
腮腺炎 
腺样 (腺樣)
腺癌 
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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