1. 薄
  2. 弱

薄

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  1. 薄 is the 1431st most frequent character.
  2. 薄 has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. 薄 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 薄 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
薄 => 艹, 溥
Radical :
薄 => 艹 (grass), 氵 (water), 十 (ten), 用 (use), 丶 (dot), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
薄 => 艹, ⺀, ㇀, 一, 丨, 冂, 二, 丨, 丶, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Bo2 - surname Bo
  2. bao2 - thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile
  3. bo2 - meager/slight/weak/ungenerous or unkind/frivolous/to despise/to belittle/to look down on/to approach or near
  4. bo4 - see 薄荷[bo4 he5]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 薄 (bao2): The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

微薄 
薄 

Medium Frequency

刻薄 
厚积薄发 (厚積薄發)
淡薄 
浅薄 (淺薄)
薄弱 
薄情 
薄熙来 (薄熙來)
薄片 
薄纱 (薄紗)
薄荷 
轻薄 (輕薄)

Appears In:

薄 also appears in:
礴鑮

弱

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  1. 弱 is the 1036th most frequent character.
  2. 弱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 弱 appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. 弱 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弱 => No glyph available
Radical :
弱 => 弱 (N/A)
Graphical :
弱 => 弱

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ruo4 - weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弱 (ruo4): The component 弱 is pronounced as 'ruo4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

弱 
脆弱 

Medium Frequency

弱势 (弱勢)
弱智 
弱点 (弱點)
微弱 
懦弱 
柔弱 
减弱 (減弱)
示弱 
薄弱 
虚弱 (虛弱)
衰弱 
软弱 (軟弱)

Appears In:

弱 also appears in:
弱溺搦鶸蒻篛
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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