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  1. 磨 is the 1535th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 49 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hemp), (stone)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mo2 - to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die out/to waste time/to pester/to insist
  2. mo4 - grindstone/to grind/to turn round

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 磨 (mo4): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

折磨 
 
磨坊 

Medium Frequency

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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Meta:

  1. 蹭 is the 3699th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (foot), (eight/divide), (mouth), (line), (eight/divide), (sun/day)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ceng4 - to rub against/to walk slowly/to freeload (colloquial)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蹭 (ceng4): The component 曾 is pronounced as 'ceng2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 蹭 (ceng4): The component 曾 is pronounced as 'zeng1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

磨磨蹭蹭 
磨蹭 
 
蹭吃 
蹭吃蹭喝 
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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