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  1. 秀 is the 1134th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 8 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grain), (N/A), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiu4 - handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/performance/ear of grain/show (loanword)/CL:場|场[chang2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

优秀 (優秀)
 

Medium Frequency

作秀 
俊秀 
清秀 
秀才 
秀气 (秀氣)
秀美 
秀发 (秀髮)
秀丽 (秀麗)
脱口秀 (脫口秀)
走秀 
越秀区 (越秀區)
选秀 (選秀)

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Meta:

  1. 才 is the 235th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 45 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 𠂇,
Radical :
=> 𠂇 (left hand), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> 𠂇,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cai2 - ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual/only/only then/just now
  2. cai2 - a moment ago/just now/(preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until/(followed by a numerical clause) only

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

人才 
刚才 (剛才)
天才 

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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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