1. 砂
  2. 岩

砂

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  1. 砂 is the 2707th most frequent character.
  2. 砂 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 砂 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 砂 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
砂 => 石, 少
Radical :
砂 => 石 (stone), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
砂 => 一, 丿, 口, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - sand/gravel/granule

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 石 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 砂 (sha1): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

砂 

Medium Frequency

朱砂 
砂岩 
砂糖 
砂锅 (砂鍋)
磨砂 
磨砂膏 

岩

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  1. 岩 is the 1421st most frequent character.
  2. 岩 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 岩 appears as a character in 26 words.
  4. 岩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
岩 => 山, 石
Radical :
岩 => 山 (mountain), 石 (stone)
Graphical :
岩 => 丨, 凵, 一, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan2 - cliff/rock
  2. yan2 - variant of 岩[yan2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 岩 (yan2): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 岩 (yan2): The component 山 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

岩 
岩石 

Medium Frequency

岩层 (岩層)
岩溶 
岩浆 (岩漿)
攀岩 
火山岩 
熔岩 
砂岩 
花岗岩 (花崗岩)
云岩 (雲岩)
云岩区 (雲岩區)
黄岩 (黃岩)
黄岩区 (黃岩區)
龙岩 (龍岩)
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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