1. 禅
  2. 师

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)

师

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Meta:

  1. 师 is the 333rd most frequent character.
  2. 师 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 师 appears as a character in 85 words.
  4. 师 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
师 => No glyph available, 帀
Radical :
师 => No glyph available, 一 (one), 巾 (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
师 => 丨, 丨, 一, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi1 - surname Shi
  2. shi1 - teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to dispatch troops

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 师 (shi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

师傅 (師傅)
老师 (老師)

Medium Frequency

出师 (出師)
分析师 (分析師)
大师 (大師)
宗师 (宗師)
导师 (導師)
工程师 (工程師)
师 (師)
师兄 (師兄)
师大 (師大)
师妹 (師妹)
师姐 (師姐)
师弟 (師弟)
师徒 (師徒)
师父 (師父)
师生 (師生)
师范 (師範)
师长 (師長)
厨师 (廚師)
建筑师 (建築師)
律师 (律師)
摄影师 (攝影師)
教师 (教師)
法师 (法師)
牧师 (牧師)
理发师 (理髮師)
禅师 (禪師)
设计师 (設計師)
医师 (醫師)
发型师 (髮型師)
魔法师 (魔法師)
魔术师 (魔術師)

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师 also appears in:
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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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