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  1. 精 is the 435th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice), (green/blue)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jing1 - essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin spirit/highly perfected/elite/the pick of sth/proficient (refined ability)/extremely (fine)/selected rice (archaic)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 精 (jing1): The component 青 is pronounced as 'qing1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

精彩 
精神 
精美 
精选 (精選)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Medium Frequency

味精 
妖精 
 
精力 
精品 
精心 
精明 
精准 (精準)
精神病 
精致 (精緻)
精英 
精华 (精華)
精进 (精進)
精灵 (精靈)
酒精 

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Meta:

  1. 通 is the 190th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 176 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (walk), (N/A), (use)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tong1 - to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to communicate/open/to clear/classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
  2. tong4 - classifier for sections of music playing/classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tong3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yong3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong1): The component 用 is pronounced as 'yong4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'tong3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 甬 is pronounced as 'yong3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 通 (tong4): The component 用 is pronounced as 'yong4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
 
通宵 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Medium Frequency

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
流通 
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通常 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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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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