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  1. 禁 is the 984th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 47 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (sign)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin1 - to endure
  2. jin4 - to prohibit/to forbid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin1): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禁 (jin4): The component 林 is pronounced as 'lin2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
禁忌 
禁止 

Medium Frequency

不禁 
严禁 (嚴禁)
囚禁 
禁区 (禁區)
禁运 (禁運)
禁锢 (禁錮)
禁食 
解禁 
软禁 (軟禁)

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Meta:

  1. 忌 is the 1919th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (oneself), (heart)
Graphical :
=> , , 𠁼,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ji4 - to be jealous of/fear/dread/scruple/to avoid or abstain from/to quit/to give up sth

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 忌 (ji4): The component 己 is pronounced as 'ji3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

禁忌 

Medium Frequency

切忌 
妒忌 
威士忌 
 
忌口 
忌妒 
忌讳 (忌諱)
猜忌 
童言无忌 (童言無忌)
肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚)
顾忌 (顧忌)

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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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