1. 相
  2. 约

相

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Meta:

  1. 相 is the 152nd most frequent character.
  2. 相 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 相 appears as a character in 188 words.
  4. 相 appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
相 => 木, 目
Radical :
相 => 木 (tree), 目 (eye)
Graphical :
相 => 一, 丨, 八, 口, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xiang1 - surname Xiang
  2. xiang1 - each other/one another/mutually
  3. xiang4 - appearance/portrait/picture

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

互相 
相 
相信 
相册 (相冊)
相爱 (相愛)
相机 (相機)
相当 (相當)
相亲 (相親)
真相 

Medium Frequency

亮相 
意气相投 (意氣相投)
照相 
照相机 (照相機)
相互 
相交 
相伴 
相似 
相依 
相传 (相傳)
相公 
相助 
相反 
相同 
相对 (相對)
相差 
相干 
相待 
相应 (相應)
相恋 (相戀)
相投 
相撞 
相会 (相會)
相望 
相比 
相濡以沫 
相片 
相当于 (相當於)
相称 (相稱)
相约 (相約)
相继 (相繼)
相聚 
相声 (相聲)
相处 (相處)
相见 (相見)
相见恨晚 (相見恨晚)
相识 (相識)
相貌 
相逢 
相连 (相連)
相遇 
相邻 (相鄰)
相关 (相關)
相隔 
臭味相投 
卖相 (賣相)
长相 (長相)

Appears In:

相 also appears in:
想箱湘厢霜缃葙緗

约

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Meta:

  1. 约 is the 424th most frequent character.
  2. 约 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 约 appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. 约 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
约 => 纟, 勺
Radical :
约 => 纟 (silk), 勹 (wrap), 丶 (dot)
Graphical :
约 => ㇛, 一, ㇆, ㇒, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to weigh in a balance or on a scale
  2. yue1 - to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勺 is pronounced as 'shao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 约 (yao1): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
简约 (簡約)
约 (約)
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
纽约 (紐約)

Medium Frequency

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
合约 (合約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
婚约 (婚約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
签约 (簽約)
约旦 (約旦)
约束 (約束)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐约 (隱約)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
预约 (預約)

Appears In:

约 also appears in:
药哟
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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