1. 蝸
  2. 居

蝸

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  1. 蝸 is the 3715th most frequent character.
  2. 蝸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蝸 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 蝸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蝸 => 虫, 咼
Radical :
蝸 => 虫 (insect), 冂 (upside down box), ㇆ (N/A), 冂 (upside down box), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
蝸 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 冂, ㇆, 冂, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wo1 - snail/Taiwan pr. [gua1]/see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

蜗居 (蝸居)
蜗牛 (蝸牛)

Medium Frequency

居

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  1. 居 is the 677th most frequent character.
  2. 居 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 居 appears as a character in 78 words.
  4. 居 appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
居 => 尸, 古
Radical :
居 => 尸 (corpse), 十 (ten), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
居 => 丨, 匚, 一, 丨, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Ju1 - surname Ju
  2. ji1 - (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
  3. ju1 - to reside/to be (in a certain position)/to store up/to be at a standstill/residence/house/restaurant/classifier for bedrooms

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ji1): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 居 (ju1): The component 古 is pronounced as 'gu3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

居然 

Medium Frequency

同居 
家居 
居 
居住 
居室 
居家 
居民 
张居正 (張居正)
故居 
蜗居 (蝸居)
邻居 (鄰居)

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居 also appears in:
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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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