1. 禅
  2. 城

禅

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  1. 禅 is the 2191st most frequent character.
  2. 禅 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 禅 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 禅 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
禅 => 礻, 单
Radical :
禅 => 礻 (sign), 丷 (eight/divide), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
禅 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, 丨, 丶, 丷, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - dhyana (Sanskrit)/Zen/meditation (Buddhism)
  2. shan4 - to abdicate

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (chan2): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 礻 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 禅 (shan4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

口头禅 (口頭禪)
禅师 (禪師)

Medium Frequency

参禅 (參禪)
禅 (禪)
禅城 (禪城)
禅城区 (禪城區)
禅宗 (禪宗)
禅院 (禪院)

城

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  1. 城 is the 413th most frequent character.
  2. 城 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 城 appears as a character in 260 words.
  4. 城 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
城 => 土, 成
Radical :
城 => 土 (earth), 一 (one), 丿 (bend), ㇆ (N/A), 戈 (spear)
Graphical :
城 => 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丿, ㇆, 戈

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cheng2 - city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 城 (cheng2): The component 成 is pronounced as 'cheng2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

城 
城市 

Medium Frequency

京城 
倾城 (傾城)
全城 
古城 
商城 
围城 (圍城)
城区 (城區)
城堡 
城府 
城墙 (城牆)
城管 
城乡 (城鄉)
城镇 (城鎮)
增城 
攻城 
新城 
曼城 
东城 (東城)
东城区 (東城區)
满城 (滿城)
省城 
禅城区 (禪城區)
县城 (縣城)
西城区 (西城區)
费城 (費城)
进城 (進城)
达坂城 (達坂城)
长城 (長城)
双城 (雙城)
韩城 (韓城)
龙城 (龍城)
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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