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  1. 绍 is the 1232nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (silk), (knife), (mouth)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shao4 - surname Shao
  2. shao4 - to continue/to carry on

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 绍 (shao4): The component 召 is pronounced as 'zhao4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 绍 (shao4): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

介绍 (介紹)

Medium Frequency

绍兴 (紹興)
袁绍 (袁紹)
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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