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  1. 益 is the 648th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yi4 - surname Yi
  2. yi4 - benefit/profit/advantage/beneficial/to increase/to add/all the more

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 益 (yi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

公益 
利益 

Medium Frequency

受益 
收益 
收益率 
效益 
日益 
有益 
权益 (權益)
无益 (無益)
 
益友 
益智 
益处 (益處)
益阳 (益陽)
精益求精 

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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:

1Once
3Graphical
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.
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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)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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