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

Decomposition:

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

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)

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  1. 里 is the 50th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 163 words.
  4. appears as a component in 52 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (village/mile)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

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 里 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 里 (li3): The component 里 is pronounced as 'li3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

哪里 (哪裏)
 ()
里面 (裡面)
这里 (這裏)

Medium Frequency

三里屯 
公里 
卡路里 
可可西里 
嘴里 (嘴裡)
夜里 (夜裡)
家里 (家裡)
平方公里 
心里 (心裡)
心里话 (心裡話)
怀里 (懷裡)
歇斯底里 
水里 
百里挑一 (百裡挑一)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
里边 (裡邊)
里头 (裡頭)
那里 (那裏)
乡里 (鄉里)
阿里巴巴 
香格里拉 
马德里 (馬德裡)

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (ten), (mouth), (moon)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

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)

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  1. 涂 is the 1733rd most frequent character.
  2. has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 20 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (water), (human), (dry), (small)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

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 涂 (tu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 涂 (tu2): The component 余 is pronounced as 'yu2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
 ()
涂抹 (塗抹)
糊涂 (糊塗)

Medium Frequency

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