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  1. 綠 is the 1086th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (pig snout), (water)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lu:4 - green

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 綠 (lu:4): The component 彔 is pronounced as 'lu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

绿 ()
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿色 (綠色)
绿豆 (綠豆)

Medium Frequency

灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
碧绿 (碧綠)
红男绿女 (紅男綠女)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
绿化 (綠化)
绿卡 (綠卡)
绿地 (綠地)
绿松石 (綠松石)
绿水 (綠水)
绿油油 (綠油油)
绿洲 (綠洲)
绿灯 (綠燈)
绿茵 (綠茵)
绿草 (綠草)
绿叶 (綠葉)
翠绿 (翠綠)
花花绿绿 (花花綠綠)
黄绿色 (黃綠色)

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  1. 色 is the 304th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 186 words.
  4. appears as a component in 11 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (color/prettiness)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. se4 - color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex
  2. shai3 - color/dice

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 色 (se4): The component 色 is pronounced as 'se4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 色 (shai3): The component 色 is pronounced as 'shai3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

彩色 
本色 
白色 
红色 (紅色)
角色 
颜色 (顏色)
黑色 

Medium Frequency

三色 
以色列 
出色 
咖啡色 
夜色 
天色 
好色 
姿色 
春色 
景色 
月色 
有色 
棕色 
橙色 
气色 (氣色)
深色 
浅色 (淺色)
清一色 
灰色 
特色 
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
紫色 
绿色 (綠色)
肤色 (膚色)
脸色 (臉色)
 
色彩 
色情 
色斑 
色泽 (色澤)
色狼 
色素 
色调 (色調)
蓝色 (藍色)
血色 
褪色 
变色 (變色)
金色 
金黄色 (金黃色)
银色 (銀色)
面色 
黄色 (黃色)
黑色素 

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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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