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  1. 研 is the 447th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 27 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (one), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan2 - to grind/study/research

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 研 (yan2): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 研 (yan2): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

研究 

Medium Frequency

 
研发 (研發)
研磨 
研究所 
研究生 
研究院 
研制 (研製)
科研 
考研 
调研 (調研)
钻研 (鑽研)
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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