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  1. 節 is the 514th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 122 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (bamboo), (line), (pig snout), (second), (dot), (seal)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jie2 - festival/holiday/node/joint/section/segment/part/to economize/to save/to abridge/moral integrity/classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 節 (jie2): The component 即 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 節 (jie2): The component 彐 is pronounced as 'ji4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 節 (jie2): The component 卩 is pronounced as 'jie2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

情人节 (情人節)
春节 (春節)
 ()
节日 (節日)
节目 (節目)

Medium Frequency

佳节 (佳節)
元宵节 (元宵節)
光棍节 (光棍節)
季节 (季節)
情节 (情節)
时节 (時節)
环节 (環節)
节俭 (節儉)
节制 (節制)
节奏 (節奏)
节操 (節操)
节气 (節氣)
节省 (節省)
节节 (節節)
节约 (節約)
节能 (節能)
节食 (節食)
细节 (細節)
圣诞节 (聖誕節)
调节 (調節)
逢年过节 (逢年過節)
过节 (過節)
关节 (關節)
电影节 (電影節)

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Meta:

  1. 食 is the 670th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 106 words.
  4. appears as a component in 61 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (eat/food)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi2 - to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse
  2. si4 - to feed

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 食 (shi2): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 亽 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 食 (si4): The component 食 is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

美食 
零食 
 
食品 
食物 

Medium Frequency

主食 
伙食 
挑食 
甜食 
节食 (節食)
粮食 (糧食)
素食 
肉食 
膳食 
觅食 (覓食)
丰衣足食 (豐衣足食)
进食 (進食)
食堂 
食欲 (食慾)
食指 
食用 
食疗 (食療)
食谱 (食譜)
食量 
食盐 (食鹽)
饭食 (飯食)
饮食 (飲食)
面食 (麵食)
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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