1. 苯
  2. 甲
  3. 酸

苯

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  1. 苯 is the 3678th most frequent character.
  2. 苯 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 苯 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 苯 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
苯 => 艹, 本
Radical :
苯 => 艹 (grass), 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
苯 => 艹, 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ben3 - benzene/benzol (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 苯 (ben3): The component 本 is pronounced as 'ben3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

二甲苯 
苯酚 

Medium Frequency

甲苯 
聚苯乙烯 
苯 
苯丙氨酸 
苯丙胺 
苯基 
苯甲酸 
苯胺 

甲

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  1. 甲 is the 1104th most frequent character.
  2. 甲 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 甲 appears as a character in 58 words.
  4. 甲 appears as a component in 15 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
甲 => 冂, No glyph available
Radical :
甲 => 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line)
Graphical :
甲 => 冂, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jia3 - first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/(used for an unspecified person or thing)/first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)/armor plating/shell or carapace/(of the fingers or toes) nail/bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)/civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 (jia3): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

指甲 
甲 

Medium Frequency

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
美甲 
花甲 
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马甲 (馬甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

Appears In:

甲 also appears in:
押鸭禺匣闸钾呷岬胛厣狎柙鉀鴨翈

酸

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  1. 酸 is the 1454th most frequent character.
  2. 酸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 酸 appears as a character in 89 words.
  4. 酸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
酸 => 酉, 夋
Radical :
酸 => 酉 (wine/alcohol), 厶 (private), 八 (eight/divide), 夂 (go)
Graphical :
酸 => 一, 丿, 乚, 口, 一, ㇛, 丶, 八, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. suan1 - sour/sore/ache/acid

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 酸 (suan1): The component 厶 is pronounced as 'si1'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心酸 
酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Medium Frequency

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
辛酸 
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 
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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