Meta:

  1. 真 is the 204th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 84 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhen1 - really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
真心 

Medium Frequency

天真 
写真 (寫真)
成真 
真实 (真實)
真情 
真爱 (真愛)
真正 
真理 
真相 
真真 
真诚 (真誠)
纯真 (純真)
认真 (認真)

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also appears in:

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Meta:

  1. 刀 is the 1065th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 64 words.
  4. appears as a component in 392 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 丿
Radical :
=> (knife)
Graphical :
=> , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Dao1 - surname Dao
  2. dao1 - knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 刀 (dao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
菜刀 

Medium Frequency

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
刀具 
刀子 
刀郎 
刀锋 (刀鋒)
剃须刀 (剃鬚刀)
剪刀 
大刀 
小刀 
螺丝刀 (螺絲刀)
军刀 (軍刀)
镰刀 (鐮刀)
开刀 (開刀)

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Meta:

  1. 真 is the 204th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 84 words.
  4. appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (ten), (eye), (one), (eight/divide)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhen1 - really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
真心 

Medium Frequency

天真 
写真 (寫真)
成真 
真实 (真實)
真情 
真爱 (真愛)
真正 
真理 
真相 
真真 
真诚 (真誠)
纯真 (純真)
认真 (認真)

Appears In:

also appears in:

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Meta:

  1. 槍 is the 872nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 62 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (human), (dot), (line), (pig snout), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Qiang1 - surname Qiang
  2. qiang1 - gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function similar to a gun/CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]/to substitute for another person in a test/to knock/classifier for rifle shots

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

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Medium Frequency

中枪 (中槍)
刀枪 (刀槍)
单枪匹马 (單槍匹馬)
手枪 (手槍)
打枪 (打槍)
枪口 (槍口)
枪战 (槍戰)
枪手 (槍手)
枪击 (槍擊)
枪击案 (槍擊案)
枪支 (槍支)
枪毙 (槍斃)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
枪杀 (槍殺)
枪决 (槍決)
枪法 (槍法)
枪版 (槍版)
枪声 (槍聲)
机枪 (機槍)
机关枪 (機關槍)
步枪 (步槍)
水枪 (水槍)
火枪 (火槍)
烟枪 (煙槍)
猎枪 (獵槍)
真刀真枪 (真刀真槍)
冲锋枪 (衝鋒槍)
金枪鱼 (金槍魚)
长枪 (長槍)
开枪 (開槍)
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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