Meta:

  1. 芝 is the 2145th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (grass), (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhi1 - Zoysia pungens

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 芝 (zhi1): The component 之 is pronounced as 'zhi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 芝 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

芝麻 

Medium Frequency

张柏芝 (張柏芝)
芝加哥 
芝士 
芝麻官 
灵芝 (靈芝)
黑芝麻 

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Meta:

  1. 麻 is the 1106th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 75 words.
  4. appears as a component in 22 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> 广,
Radical :
=> (hemp)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ma2 - surname Ma
  2. ma2 - generic name for hemp, flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for textile materials/sesame/CL:縷|缕[lu:3]/(of materials) rough or coarse/pocked/pitted/to have pins and needles or tingling/to feel numb

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 麻 (ma2): The component 麻 is pronounced as 'ma2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

麻将 (麻將)
麻烦 (麻煩)

Medium Frequency

密密麻麻 
发麻 (發麻)
肉麻 
芝麻 
芝麻官 
 
麻木 
麻油 
麻痹 (麻痺)
麻花 
麻袋 
麻辣 
麻辣烫 (麻辣燙)
麻醉 
麻雀 
黑芝麻 
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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