1. 纵
  2. 欲

纵

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

Decomposition:

Once :
纵 => 纟, 从
Radical :
纵 => 纟 (silk), 从 (N/A)
Graphical :
纵 => ㇛, 一, 从

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 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'zong4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 纵 (zong4): The component 从 is pronounced as 'cong2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

放纵 (放縱)
纵 (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)

欲

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Meta:

  1. 欲 is the 1043rd most frequent character.
  2. 欲 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 欲 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 欲 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
欲 => 谷, 欠
Radical :
欲 => 谷 (valley), 欠 (yawn)
Graphical :
欲 => 八, 人, 口, ⺈, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yu4 - desire/appetite/passion/lust/greed
  2. yu4 - to wish for/to desire/variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 欲 (yu4): The component 谷 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

欲 (慾)
欲望 (慾望)
食欲 (食慾)

Medium Frequency

性欲 (性慾)
情欲 (情慾)
昏昏欲睡 
畅所欲言 (暢所欲言)
望眼欲穿 
欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
欲盖弥彰 (欲蓋彌彰)
为所欲为 (為所欲為)
物欲 
痛不欲生 
私欲 
纵欲 (縱慾)
贪欲 (貪慾)
随心所欲 (隨心所欲)
震耳欲聋 (震耳欲聾)
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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