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  1. 碳 is the 2734th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (stone), (mountain), 𠂇 (left hand), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , 𠂇, 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tan4 - carbon (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 炭 is pronounced as 'tan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 石 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 碳 (tan4): The component 山 is pronounced as 'shan1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
碳酸 

Medium Frequency

一氧化碳 
二氧化碳 
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)

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  1. 酸 is the 1454th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (wine/alcohol), (private), (eight/divide), (go)
Graphical :
=> , 丿, , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. suan1 - sour/sore/ache/acid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 (suan1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心酸 
 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Medium Frequency

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
辛酸 
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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Meta:

  1. 鈉 is the 3473rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (metal/gold), (human), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. na4 - sodium (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鈉 (na4): The component 内 is pronounced as 'nei4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()

Medium Frequency

亚硝酸钠 (亞硝酸鈉)
氯化钠 (氯化鈉)
硝酸钠 (硝酸鈉)
硫酸钠 (硫酸鈉)
碳酸氢钠 (碳酸氫鈉)
碳酸钠 (碳酸鈉)
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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