1. 缺
  2. 少

缺

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  1. 缺 is the 873rd most frequent character.
  2. 缺 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 缺 appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. 缺 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
缺 => 缶, 夬
Radical :
缺 => 缶 (jar), No glyph available, 丨 (line), 人 (human)
Graphical :
缺 => 一, 一, 丨, ㇒, 丨, 凵, 匚, 丨, 人

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. que1 - deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

缺 
缺乏 
缺少 
缺点 (缺點)

Medium Frequency

不可或缺 
欠缺 
残缺 (殘缺)
缺口 
缺失 
缺席 
缺德 
缺憾 
缺氧 
缺陷 

少

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Meta:

  1. 少 is the 233rd most frequent character.
  2. 少 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 少 appears as a character in 48 words.
  4. 少 appears as a component in 17 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
少 => 小, 丿
Radical :
少 => 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
少 => 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shao3 - few/little/lack
  2. shao4 - young

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

多少 
少 

Medium Frequency

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 

Appears In:

少 also appears in:
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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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