Meta:

  1. 縱 is the 1234th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 33 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (step), (N/A), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zong4 - warp (the vertical threads in weaving)/vertical/longitudinal/north-south (lines of longitude)/lengthwise/to release/to indulge/even if

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 縱 (zong4): The component 從 is pronounced as 'cong2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 縱 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 縱 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'zong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 縱 (zong4): The component 龰 is pronounced as 'zou3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

放纵 (放縱)
 ()
纵使 (縱使)
纵容 (縱容)
纵横 (縱橫)
纵然 (縱然)

Medium Frequency

操纵 (操縱)
稍纵即逝 (稍縱即逝)
纵向 (縱向)
纵情 (縱情)
纵欲 (縱慾)
纵火 (縱火)
纵观 (縱觀)
纵身 (縱身)

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Meta:

  1. 橫 is the 1328th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 66 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (tree), (yellow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. heng2 - horizontal/across/(horizontal character stroke)
  2. heng4 - harsh and unreasonable/perverse/unexpected

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 橫 (heng2): The component 黃 is pronounced as 'huang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 橫 (heng4): The component 黃 is pronounced as 'huang2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
横批 (橫批)
横行 (橫行)
纵横 (縱橫)

Medium Frequency

妙趣横生 (妙趣橫生)
专横 (專橫)
强横 (強橫)
才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
横向 (橫向)
横幅 (橫幅)
横扫 (橫掃)
横扫千军 (橫掃千軍)
横梁 (橫梁)
横流 (橫流)
横渡 (橫渡)
横滨 (橫濱)
横生 (橫生)
横祸 (橫禍)
横空 (橫空)
横纹 (橫紋)
横线 (橫線)
横冲直撞 (橫衝直撞)
横竖 (橫豎)
横财 (橫財)
横贯 (橫貫)
横跨 (橫跨)
横躺 (橫躺)
横飞 (橫飛)
蛮横 (蠻橫)
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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