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  1. 約 is the 424th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 88 words.
  4. appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (wrap), (dot)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yao1 - to weigh in a balance or on a scale
  2. yue1 - to make an appointment/to invite/approximately/pact/treaty/to economize/to restrict/to reduce (a fraction)/concise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 約 (yao1): The component 勺 is pronounced as 'shao2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 約 (yao1): The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

大约 (大約)
契约 (契約)
简约 (簡約)
 ()
约定 (約定)
约会 (約會)
纽约 (紐約)

Medium Frequency

不约而同 (不約而同)
公约 (公約)
制约 (制約)
北约 (北約)
合约 (合約)
失约 (失約)
婉约 (婉約)
婚约 (婚約)
条约 (條約)
爽约 (爽約)
特约 (特約)
相约 (相約)
节约 (節約)
签约 (簽約)
约旦 (約旦)
约束 (約束)
约束力 (約束力)
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)
续约 (續約)
赴约 (赴約)
违约 (違約)
里约 (里約)
里约热内卢 (里約熱內盧)
隐约 (隱約)
隐隐约约 (隱隱約約)
预约 (預約)

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  1. 翰 is the 1878th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (ten), (sun/day), (ten), (human), (feather)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Han4 - surname Han
  2. han4 - writing brush/writing/pen

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

伯明翰 
约翰 (約翰)
约翰逊 (約翰遜)

Medium Frequency

棒约翰 (棒約翰)
约翰一书 (約翰一書)
约翰内斯堡 (約翰內斯堡)
约翰福音 (約翰福音)
翰林 
圣约翰 (聖約翰)

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  1. 內 is the 175th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 121 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (enter), (upside down box)
Graphical :
=> ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nei4 - inside/inner/internal/within/interior

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
内容 (內容)
内心 (內心)
国内 (國內)

Medium Frequency

之内 (之內)
以内 (以內)
内分泌 (內分泌)
内向 (內向)
内在 (內在)
内地 (內地)
内外 (內外)
内存 (內存)
内定 (內定)
内幕 (內幕)
内涵 (內涵)
内疚 (內疚)
内科 (內科)
内置 (內置)
内脏 (內臟)
内蒙 (內蒙)
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
内衣 (內衣)
内裤 (內褲)
内部 (內部)
内饰 (內飾)
国内外 (國內外)
在内 (在內)
境内 (境內)
大内 (大內)
室内 (室內)
市内 (市內)
校内 (校內)
河内 (河內)
贤内助 (賢內助)
体内 (體內)

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  1. 斯 is the 168th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 289 words.
  4. appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (sweet), (one), (eight/divide), (axe)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Si1 - Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
  2. si1 - (phonetic)/this

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 斯 (si1): The component 其 is pronounced as 'qi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 斯 (si1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

俄罗斯 (俄羅斯)
乔布斯 (喬布斯)
奥斯卡 (奧斯卡)
威尼斯 
德克萨斯 (德克薩斯)
福尔摩斯 (福爾摩斯)
詹姆斯 

Medium Frequency

丹尼斯 
亚当斯 (亞當斯)
亚的斯亚贝巴 (亞的斯亞貝巴)
伊斯坦布尔 (伊斯坦布爾)
伊斯兰 (伊斯蘭)
伊斯兰教 (伊斯蘭教)
休斯敦 
休斯顿 (休斯頓)
佳木斯 
俄罗斯人 (俄羅斯人)
克劳斯 (克勞斯)
克莱斯勒 (克萊斯勒)
克里斯托弗 
克里斯蒂安 
凯恩斯 (凱恩斯)
勃拉姆斯 
劳伦斯 (勞倫斯)
劳斯莱斯 (勞斯萊斯)
南斯拉夫 
卡洛斯 
史密斯 
吉尼斯 
哈根达斯 (哈根達斯)
哈萨克斯坦 (哈薩克斯坦)
哥斯拉 
喀斯特 
埃文斯 
塞浦路斯 
奥斯丁 (奧斯丁)
奥斯汀 (奧斯汀)
奥斯陆 (奧斯陸)
奥特莱斯 (奧特萊斯)
孟德斯鸠 (孟德斯鳩)
宙斯 
尤文图斯 (尤文圖斯)
尼斯 
巴勒斯坦 
巴基斯坦 
巴斯 
布达佩斯 (布達佩斯)
布里斯班 
布鲁斯 (布魯斯)
德克萨斯州 (德克薩斯州)
恩格斯 
爱因斯坦 (愛因斯坦)
爱斯基摩人 (愛斯基摩人)
慢条斯理 (慢條斯理)
戴维斯 (戴維斯)
托尔斯泰 (托爾斯泰)
托马斯 (托馬斯)
拉斯维加斯 (拉斯維加斯)
拉莫斯 
 
斯坦福 
斯大林 
斯密 
斯巴达 (斯巴達)
斯巴鲁 (斯巴魯)
斯德哥尔摩 (斯德哥爾摩)
斯文 
斯洛伐克 
斯洛文尼亚 (斯洛文尼亞)
斯皮尔伯格 (斯皮爾伯格)
斯蒂芬 
斯诺克 (斯諾克)
斯里兰卡 (斯里蘭卡)
明斯克 
普罗旺斯 (普羅旺斯)
曼彻斯特 (曼徹斯特)
李斯 
李斯特 
查尔斯 (查爾斯)
柴可夫斯基 
格拉斯哥 
歇斯底里 
毛里求斯 
法西斯 
波斯 
波斯湾 (波斯灣)
波斯猫 (波斯貓)
洛佩斯 
狄更斯 
珀斯 
琼斯 (瓊斯)
瓦斯 
白俄罗斯 (白俄羅斯)
皮克斯 
卢卡斯 (盧卡斯)
福布斯 
福斯特 
穆斯林 
突尼斯 
纳斯达克 (納斯達克)
纽卡斯尔 (紐卡斯爾)
索罗斯 (索羅斯)
维纳斯 (維納斯)
罗杰斯 (羅傑斯)
罗斯 (羅斯)
罗斯福 (羅斯福)
莫斯科 
萨克斯 (薩克斯)
贝斯 (貝斯)
路易斯 
车尔尼雪夫斯基 (車爾尼雪夫斯基)
迪斯尼 
迪斯科 
道琼斯 (道瓊斯)
达拉斯 (達拉斯)
达沃斯 (達沃斯)
那不勒斯 
鄂尔多斯 (鄂爾多斯)
里斯本 
阿姆斯特丹 
阿姆斯特朗 
阿拉斯加 
阿斯匹林 
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)
阿尔卑斯山 (阿爾卑斯山)
阿迪达斯 (阿迪達斯)
雷克萨斯 (雷克薩斯)
马达加斯加 (馬達加斯加)
高斯 

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  1. 堡 is the 1519th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 35 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (human), (mouth), (tree), (earth)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao3 - an earthwork/castle/position of defense/stronghold/used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
  2. pu4 - variant of 鋪|铺/used in place names

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (bao3): The component 保 is pronounced as 'bao3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (pu4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 堡 (pu4): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

城堡 
汉堡 (漢堡)
碉堡 

Medium Frequency

古堡 
堡垒 (堡壘)
大堡礁 
爱丁堡 (愛丁堡)
汉堡包 (漢堡包)
汉堡王 (漢堡王)
卢森堡 (盧森堡)
圣彼得堡 (聖彼得堡)
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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