Meta:

  1. 笑 is the 346th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 77 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (N/A), (big)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xiao4 - laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微笑 
 

Medium Frequency

偷笑 
傻笑 
可笑 
嘲笑 
好笑 
搞笑 
欢笑 (歡笑)
爆笑 
玩笑 
笑容 
笑声 (笑聲)
笑脸 (笑臉)
笑话 (笑話)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)

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Meta:

  1. 柄 is the 2236th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 9 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (one), (human), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bing3 - handle or shaft (of an axe etc)/(of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem/sth that affords an advantage to an opponent/classifier for knives or blades

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 柄 (bing3): The component 丙 is pronounced as 'bing3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

手柄 

Medium Frequency

把柄 
权柄 (權柄)
笑柄 
长柄 (長柄)
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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