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  1. 男 is the 602nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (field), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nan2 - male/Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
男人 

Medium Frequency

男儿 (男兒)
男友 
男士 
男女 
男子 
男孩 
男性 
男朋友 
男生 
男装 (男裝)

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  1. 朋 is the 880th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (N/A)
Graphical :
=>

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. peng2 - friend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 朋 (peng2): The component 朋 is pronounced as 'peng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

朋友 

Medium Frequency

男朋友 

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Meta:

  1. 友 is the 594th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 59 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂇,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (right hand)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. you3 - friend

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 友 (you3): The component 又 is pronounced as 'you4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

好友 
朋友 

Medium Frequency

交友 
 
友情 
友谊 (友誼)
女友 
女朋友 
小朋友 
男友 
男朋友 
网友 (網友)
亲朋好友 (親朋好友)

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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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