Meta:

  1. 祖 is the 1023rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 44 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sign), (moon), (one)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Zu3 - surname Zu
  2. zu3 - ancestor/forefather/grandparents

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

佛祖 
祖国 (祖國)
祖宗 

Medium Frequency

始祖 
妈祖 (媽祖)
容祖儿 (容祖兒)
王祖贤 (王祖賢)
 
祖传 (祖傳)
祖先 
祖坟 (祖墳)
祖母 
祖父 
祖籍 
祖辈 (祖輩)
祭祖 
鼻祖 

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Meta:

  1. 母 is the 565th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 67 words.
  4. appears as a component in 28 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available, No glyph available
Radical :
=> (do not)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mu3 - female/mother

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 母 (mu3): The component 母 is pronounced as 'mu3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

母亲 (母親)
父母 

Medium Frequency

丈母娘 
伯母 
字母 
岳母 
 
母乳 
母女 
母子 
母爱 (母愛)
母校 
母亲节 (母親節)
母鸡 (母雞)
水母 
父母亲 (父母親)
祖母 
圣母 (聖母)
舅母 
航母 
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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.