1. 缺
  2. 陷

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 

陷

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Meta:

  1. 陷 is the 1260th most frequent character.
  2. 陷 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 陷 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 陷 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
陷 => 阝, 臽
Radical :
陷 => 阝 (town), ⺈ (knife), 臼 (mortar)
Graphical :
陷 => 丨, ㇌, ⺈, 臼

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian4 - pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 陷 (xian4): The component 臽 is pronounced as 'xian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

缺陷 
陷入 
陷阱 

Medium Frequency

沦陷 (淪陷)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
身陷 
陷 
陷害 
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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