1. 简
  2. 短

简

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  1. 简 is the 715th most frequent character.
  2. 简 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 简 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 简 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
简 => ⺮, 间
Radical :
简 => ⺮ (bamboo), 门 (gate), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
简 => ⺮, 丶, 丨, ㇆, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

简 (簡)
简介 (簡介)
简易 (簡易)
简历 (簡歷)
简洁 (簡潔)
简短 (簡短)
简称 (簡稱)
简约 (簡約)
简陋 (簡陋)

短

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Meta:

  1. 短 is the 887th most frequent character.
  2. 短 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 短 appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. 短 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
短 => 矢, 豆
Radical :
短 => 矢 (arrow), 豆 (bean)
Graphical :
短 => 丿, 一, 人, 一, 一, 口, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. duan3 - short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 短 (duan3): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 短 (duan3): The component 豆 is pronounced as 'dou4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

短 
短信 

Medium Frequency

短暂 (短暫)
短期 
短片 
短袖 
短裤 (短褲)
简短 (簡短)
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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