1. 衝
  2. 鋒
  3. 陷
  4. 陣

衝

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  1. 衝 is the 701st most frequent character.
  2. 衝 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 衝 appears as a character in 36 words.
  4. 衝 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
衝 => 行, 重
Radical :
衝 => 行 (go/do), ㇒ (N/A), 十 (ten), 里 (village/mile)
Graphical :
衝 => ㇒, 丨, 二, 亅, ㇒, 一, 丨, 冂, 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chong1 - thoroughfare/to go straight ahead/to rush/to clash
  2. chong4 - powerful/vigorous/pungent/towards/in view of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 衝 (chong1): The component 重 is pronounced as 'chong2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 衝 (chong1): The component 重 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 衝 (chong4): The component 重 is pronounced as 'chong2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 衝 (chong4): The component 重 is pronounced as 'zhong4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

冲 (衝)
冲动 (衝動)

Medium Frequency

缓冲 (緩衝)
冲入 (衝入)
冲出 (衝出)
冲刺 (衝刺)
冲劲 (衝勁)
冲击 (衝擊)
冲浪 (衝浪)
冲破 (衝破)
冲突 (衝突)
冲进 (衝進)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)

鋒

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Meta:

  1. 鋒 is the 1669th most frequent character.
  2. 鋒 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 鋒 appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. 鋒 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
鋒 => 金, 夆
Radical :
鋒 => 金 (metal/gold), 夂 (go), 一 (one), 二 (two), 丨 (line)
Graphical :
鋒 => 人, 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丷, ㇇, ㇏, ㇒, 一, 二, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. feng1 - point of a spear/edge of a tool/vanguard/forward (in sports team)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 鋒 (feng1): The component 夆 is pronounced as 'feng2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

交锋 (交鋒)
先锋 (先鋒)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
谢霆锋 (謝霆鋒)
锋芒 (鋒芒)
雷锋 (雷鋒)

Medium Frequency

中锋 (中鋒)
刀锋 (刀鋒)
前锋 (前鋒)
争锋 (爭鋒)
冲锋 (衝鋒)
针锋相对 (針鋒相對)
锋利 (鋒利)

陷

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  1. 陷 is the 1260th most frequent character.
  2. 陷 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 陷 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 陷 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
陷 => 阝, 臽
Radical :
陷 => 阝 (town), ⺈ (knife), 臼 (mortar)
Graphical :
陷 => 丨, ㇌, ⺈, 臼

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian4 - pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 陷 (xian4): The component 臽 is pronounced as 'xian4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

缺陷 
陷入 
陷阱 

Medium Frequency

沦陷 (淪陷)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
身陷 
陷 
陷害 

陣

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Meta:

  1. 陣 is the 786th most frequent character.
  2. 陣 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 陣 appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. 陣 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
陣 => 阝, 車
Radical :
陣 => 阝 (town), 車 (car)
Graphical :
陣 => 丨, ㇌, 二, 丨, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhen4 - disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period of time/classifier for events or states of short duration

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

阵 (陣)
阵地 (陣地)
阵容 (陣容)

Medium Frequency

一阵子 (一陣子)
上阵 (上陣)
助阵 (助陣)
对阵 (對陣)
巨石阵 (巨石陣)
冲锋陷阵 (衝鋒陷陣)
阵亡 (陣亡)
阵势 (陣勢)
阵子 (陣子)
阵营 (陣營)
阵痛 (陣痛)
阵雨 (陣雨)
阵风 (陣風)
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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