1. 莎
  2. 鲨
  3. 鯊
  4. 裟
  5. 痧

莎

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  1. 莎 is the 2121st most frequent character.
  2. 莎 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 莎 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 莎 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
莎 => 艹, 沙
Radical :
莎 => 艹 (grass), 氵 (water), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
莎 => 艹, ⺀, ㇀, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - katydid (family Tettigoniidae)/phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
  2. suo1 - see 莎草[suo1 cao3]/see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 莎 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 莎 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

伊丽莎白 (伊麗莎白)
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
蒙娜丽莎 (蒙娜麗莎)

Medium Frequency

玛莎拉蒂 (瑪莎拉蒂)
莎拉 
莎拉波娃 
莎翁 

鲨

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  1. 鲨 is the 3656th most frequent character.
  2. 鲨 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鲨 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 鲨 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鲨 => 沙, 鱼
Radical :
鲨 => 氵 (water), 小 (small), 丿 (bend), 鱼 (fish)
Graphical :
鲨 => ⺀, ㇀, 亅, 八, 丿, ⺈, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - shark

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鲨 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鲨 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鲨鱼 (鯊魚)

Medium Frequency

大白鲨 (大白鯊)

鯊

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  1. 鯊 is the 3656th most frequent character.
  2. 鯊 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鯊 appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. 鯊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鯊 => 沙, 魚
Radical :
鯊 => 氵 (water), 小 (small), 丿 (bend), 魚 (fish)
Graphical :
鯊 => ⺀, ㇀, 亅, 八, 丿, ⺈, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - shark

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鯊 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 鯊 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

鲨鱼 (鯊魚)

Medium Frequency

大白鲨 (大白鯊)

裟

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  1. 裟 is the 4762nd most frequent character.
  2. 裟 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 裟 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 裟 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
裟 => 沙, 衣
Radical :
裟 => 氵 (water), 小 (small), 丿 (bend), 衣 (clothes)
Graphical :
裟 => ⺀, ㇀, 亅, 八, 丿, 一, 丶, ㇒, ㇗, 冫

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - Buddhist monk's robe

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 裟 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 裟 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

袈裟 

痧

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  1. 痧 is the 5727th most frequent character.
  2. 痧 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 痧 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 痧 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
痧 => 疒, 沙
Radical :
痧 => 疒 (sickness), 氵 (water), 小 (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
痧 => 一, 丶, 厂, 丶, ⺀, ㇀, 亅, 八, 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. sha1 - cholera

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 痧 (sha1): The component 沙 is pronounced as 'sha1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 痧 (sha1): The component 氵 is pronounced as 'shui3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

刮痧 
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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