1. 稀
  2. 裏
  3. 糊
  4. 塗

稀

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  1. 稀 is the 1786th most frequent character.
  2. 稀 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 稀 appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. 稀 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
稀 => 禾, 希
Radical :
稀 => 禾 (grain), 乂 (N/A), 𠂇 (left hand), 巾 (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
稀 => ㇒, 一, 丨, 八, 乂, 𠂇, 冂, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - rare/uncommon/watery/sparse

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 稀 (xi1): The component 希 is pronounced as 'xi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 稀 (xi1): The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

稀罕 
稀饭 (稀飯)

Medium Frequency

依稀 
稀 
稀土 
稀奇 
稀少 
稀有 
稀疏 
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
稀释 (稀釋)

裏

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  1. 裏 is the 50th most frequent character.
  2. 裏 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 裏 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 裏 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
裏 => 衣, 里
Radical :
裏 => 衣 (clothes), 里 (village/mile)
Graphical :
裏 => 一, 丶, ㇒, ㇗, 冫, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. li3 - lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裡|里[li3]
  2. li3 - lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裏|里[li3]
  3. Li3 - Li (surname)
  4. li3 - li (Chinese mile)/500 meters (modern)/home/hometown/village/neighborhood/administrative unit

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 衣 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  7. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  8. Pronunciation clue for 裏 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

里 (裏)
这里 (這裏)

Medium Frequency

哪里 (哪裏)
那里 (那裏)

糊

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  1. 糊 is the 1391st most frequent character.
  2. 糊 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 糊 appears as a character in 29 words.
  4. 糊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
糊 => 米, 胡
Radical :
糊 => 米 (rice), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth), 月 (moon)
Graphical :
糊 => 一, 丨, 八, 丷, 一, 丨, 口, 冂, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hu2 - muddled/paste/scorched
  2. hu4 - paste/cream
  3. hu2 - congee/making a living

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 糊 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 糊 (hu2): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 糊 (hu4): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 糊 (hu4): The component 胡 is pronounced as 'hu2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

模糊 
糊涂 (糊塗)

Medium Frequency

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
含糊 
模糊不清 
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
糊弄 
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
迷糊 
迷迷糊糊 
面糊 (麵糊)

塗

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  1. 塗 is the 1733rd most frequent character.
  2. 塗 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 塗 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 塗 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
塗 => 涂, 土
Radical :
塗 => 氵 (water), 人 (human), 干 (dry), 小 (small), 土 (earth)
Graphical :
塗 => ⺀, ㇀, 人, 一, 一, 丨, 亅, 八, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tu2 - to apply (paint etc)/to smear/to daub/to blot out/to scribble/to scrawl/(literary) mud/street
  2. Tu2 - surname Tu
  3. tu2 - variant of 途[tu2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 塗 (tu2): The component 涂 is pronounced as 'tu2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 塗 (tu2): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
涂 (塗)
涂抹 (塗抹)
糊涂 (糊塗)

Medium Frequency

一败涂地 (一敗塗地)
涂鸦 (塗鴉)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)
糊里糊涂 (糊里糊塗)
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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