Meta:

  1. 留 is the 554th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

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

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. liu2 - to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
留下 

Medium Frequency

保留 
停留 
挽留 
收留 
残留 (殘留)
滞留 (滯留)
留住 
留作 
留学 (留學)
留学生 (留學生)
留守 
留影 
留心 
留念 
留情 
留意 
留恋 (留戀)
留神 
留给 (留給)
留言 
逗留 
遗留 (遺留)

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Meta:

  1. 念 is the 477th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (dot), (N/A), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nian4 - to read/to study (a degree course)/to read aloud/to miss (sb)/idea/remembrance/twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 念 (nian4): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'dian3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
思念 
想念 
怀念 (懷念)

Medium Frequency

信念 
念叨 
念念不忘 
念头 (念頭)
悬念 (懸念)
挂念 (掛念)
概念 
理念 
留念 
纪念 (紀念)
纪念日 (紀念日)
观念 (觀念)
默念 

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.