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  1. 直 is the 255th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 73 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zhi2 - surname Zhi/Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
  2. zhi2 - straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank/straightforward/(indicates continuing motion or action)/vertical/vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 直 (zhi2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一直 
 
直接 
直播 

Medium Frequency

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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Meta:

  1. 销 is the 902nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 53 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (small), (moon)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao1 - to melt (metal)/to cancel or annul/to sell/to spend/to fasten with a bolt/bolt or pin

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 销 (xiao1): The component 肖 is pronounced as 'xiao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

促销 (促銷)
热销 (熱銷)
营销 (營銷)
销售 (銷售)
销量 (銷量)

Medium Frequency

传销 (傳銷)
报销 (報銷)
推销 (推銷)
推销员 (推銷員)
撤销 (撤銷)
畅销 (暢銷)
直销 (直銷)
经销商 (經銷商)
花销 (花銷)
注销 (註銷)
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销售额 (銷售額)
销毁 (銷毀)
销魂 (銷魂)
开销 (開銷)
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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